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Match the phrases or clauses from the two columns to form grammatically correct and coherent sentences.

COLUMN ICOLUMN II
(a) Although the engineer provided a logical explanation for the system failure(d) he was still requested to submit a written report to the board
(b) When the artist moves into her new studio space tomorrow(e) her beautiful paintings during the exhibition gallery
(c) While the flock of sheep migrated across the steep mountain ridge(f) they were guarded by a pair of trained sheepdogs

Options

A

only (a)-(d)

B

Only (a)-(d) and (c)-(f)

C

Only (b)-(f)

D

Only (c)-(e)

E

Only (b)-(f) and (c)-(d)

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Only (a)-(d) and (c)-(f)

Solution :

The correct option is Only (a)-(d) and (c)-(f).

Let us analyze the logical and grammatical consistency of combining the clauses from Column I with those in Column II:

1. Pair (a)-(d):
Column I (a): "Although the engineer provided a logical explanation for the system failure"
Column II (d): "he was still requested to submit a written report to the board"
Analysis: Clause (a) introduces a concession using the subordinating conjunction "Although". Clause (d) provides a contrasting main clause ("he was still requested..."). Together, they form a grammatically correct and coherent complex sentence explaining that despite his oral/logical explanation, a formal written report was still required.

2. Pair (c)-(f):
Column I (c): "While the flock of sheep migrated across the steep mountain ridge"
Column II (f): "they were guarded by a pair of trained sheepdogs"
Analysis: Clause (c) uses "While" to establish a simultaneous action occurring during the migration of the flock. Clause (f) uses the pronoun "they" referring to the sheep/flock being guarded by sheepdogs. This combination is grammatically sound and logically meaningful.

3. Analyzing other combinations:
- (b)-(e): "When the artist moves into her new studio space tomorrow her beautiful paintings during the exhibition gallery" is incomplete and ungrammatical (lacks a main predicate verb for the paintings/exhibition).
- (b)-(f): "When the artist moves... they were guarded by a pair of trained sheepdogs" creates a pronoun mismatch and a temporal inconsistency.
- (c)-(e): "While the flock of sheep migrated... her beautiful paintings during the exhibition gallery" is completely incoherent.

Therefore, the correct pair combinations that produce coherent, complete sentences are (a)-(d) and (c)-(f).

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