Rearrange the following phrases into a meaningful sentence.

The beginning of the sentence has been given below.

Read the options and find out which of the four combinations is correct:-

Premature greying of the workforce _________________ .

(A) on productivity and

(B) long term economic growth

(C) has a negative effect

(D) required for large economies

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

The correct option is (C), (A), (B), (D).

Let's analyze how to connect the given sentence starter with the phrases step-by-step to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.

Step 1: Analyze the given beginning of the sentence:
"Premature greying of the workforce..."
Here, "Premature greying of the workforce" serves as the subject of the sentence. Grammatically, a complete sentence requires a verb or a verb phrase to follow the subject.

Step 2: Find the matching verb phrase:
Looking at the options:
- (A) "on productivity and" (Prepositional phrase)
- (B) "long term economic growth" (Noun phrase)
- (C) "has a negative effect" (Verb phrase starting with "has")
- (D) "required for large economies" (Adjectival/participial phrase)

Phrase (C) starts with the verb "has", which perfectly fits the singular subject "Premature greying of the workforce". This gives us:
"Premature greying of the workforce has a negative effect..."

Step 3: Connect to the next logical component:
The phrase "has a negative effect" naturally prompts the question: effect on what? The preposition "on" is required to connect it to its object. Phrase (A) starts with "on":
"...has a negative effect on productivity and..."

Step 4: Continue the conjunction:
The conjunction "and" at the end of phrase (A) indicates that another noun phrase of equal grammatical standing must follow. Among the remaining options, phrase (B) ("long term economic growth") fits perfectly as the second object of the preposition "on":
"...on productivity and long term economic growth..."

Step 5: Complete the sentence:
Finally, we attach phrase (D) to describe the context of this economic growth:
"...required for large economies."

Conclusion:
Combining the components in the sequence (C) → (A) → (B) → (D) yields the complete, coherent sentence:
"Premature greying of the workforce has a negative effect on productivity and long term economic growth required for large economies."