Directions (101-102): In each of the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four phrases. These phrases may or may not have been placed in their correct positions. Identify the correct rearrangement of the phrases to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, and mark that option as your answer.
shaped the world we live in today and (A)/ triumphs and tragedies, all of which have (B)/ the history of humanity is a story of (C)/ offer valuable lessons for the future (D)
Correct Answer :
CBAD
Solution :
To determine the correct order of the phrases to form a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence, let us analyze the connections between the given phrases:
(A) shaped the world we live in today and
(B) triumphs and tragedies, all of which have
(C) the history of humanity is a story of
(D) offer valuable lessons for the future
Step-by-step Analysis:
1. Finding the Opening Phrase: Phrase (C) begins with a main subject and verb, "the history of humanity is a story of". This is a natural starting point for the sentence.
2. Connecting Phrase (C): The preposition "of" at the end of (C) requires a noun phrase. Phrase (B) begins with "triumphs and tragedies", which completes the phrase: "the history of humanity is a story of triumphs and tragedies...". Thus, (C) is followed by (B).
3. Connecting Phrase (B): Phrase (B) ends with "all of which have", which requires a base form of a verb or a past participle to complete the present perfect tense structure ("have + past participle"). Phrase (A) starts with the past participle "shaped". Linking (B) to (A) gives: "...all of which have shaped the world we live in today and". Thus, (B) is followed by (A).
4. Connecting Phrase (A): Phrase (A) ends with the coordinating conjunction "and", which connects parallel clauses or predicates. Phrase (D) starts with the verb "offer", which is parallel to "shaped" (under the auxiliary "have" or as a parallel relative clause verb referring to "triumphs and tragedies"). Linking (A) to (D) gives: "...shaped the world we live in today and offer valuable lessons for the future". Thus, (A) is followed by (D).
Reconstructed Sentence:
"The history of humanity is a story of (C) triumphs and tragedies, all of which have (B) shaped the world we live in today and (A) offer valuable lessons for the future (D)."
This structure is grammatically correct and makes logical sense. Therefore, the correct arrangement is CBAD.
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