In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

The minister was not the pretended(A) man he virtuous(B) to be and was soon discharged(C) from his position because of immoral(D) behaviour.

The correct answer is A-B.

Step-by-step Explanation:

Let's analyze the given sentence and the positions of the highlighted words:

"The minister was not the pretended(A) man he virtuous(B) to be and was soon discharged(C) from his position because of immoral(D) behaviour."

1. Analyzing (A) and (B):

In the phrase "the pretended(A) man", the word preceding "man" should be an adjective describing the man. "Virtuous" (meaning having or showing high moral standards) is an adjective that fits appropriately here to form "the virtuous man".

In the phrase "he virtuous(B) to be", a verb is needed after the subject "he" to express an action or state (i.e., "he pretended to be"). "Pretended" is a verb in the past tense that fits grammatically and semantically.

Therefore, swapping (A) and (B) corrects both parts of the sentence to read: "The minister was not the virtuous man he pretended to be..."

2. Analyzing (C) and (D):

"discharged(C) from his position" is grammatically correct and makes complete sense (dismissed from a job/office).

"because of immoral(D) behaviour" is also grammatically correct as "immoral" is an adjective modifying the noun "behaviour".

Thus, only words (A) and (B) need to be swapped to form a coherent and grammatically correct sentence.

Corrected Sentence:

"The minister was not the virtuous man he pretended to be and was soon discharged from his position because of immoral behaviour."