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.
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Sentence Arrangement Analysis
This question requires us to identify the correct order of words within a given sentence to make it grammatically sound and meaningful. We need to analyze the placement of the words marked (A), (B), (C), and (D) in the provided sentence.
Minister Sentence Structure
The original sentence is:
"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."
Let's examine the structure. The phrase "The minister was not the ... man he ... to be" suggests a comparison or a statement about the minister's true nature versus his perceived or claimed nature.
Word Roles: Pretended and Virtuous
We need to determine the correct roles and positions for the words:
- pretended (A): This word often functions as a verb (past tense or past participle) or an adjective. In the context "man he ... to be", it likely fits as a verb in a phrase like "pretended to be".
- virtuous (B): This is an adjective, meaning morally good. It fits naturally before a noun like 'man'.
- discharged (C): This is a past participle of the verb 'discharge', meaning dismissed or removed, often from a job or position. It fits the context "soon discharged ... from his position".
- immoral (D): This is an adjective, meaning not conforming to accepted standards of morality. It fits well before 'behaviour'.
In the original sentence, "pretended(A) man" is awkward, and "he virtuous(B) to be" is grammatically incorrect. The intended meaning seems to be that the minister was not the morally good man he claimed or appeared to be.
Testing the A-B Swap
Let's consider swapping words (A) pretended and (B) virtuous.
If we swap A and B, the sentence becomes:
"The minister was not the virtuous(B) man he pretended(A) to be and was soon discharged(C) from his position because of immoral(D) behaviour."
This arrangement makes sense:
- "virtuous(B) man" correctly describes the type of man.
- "he pretended(A) to be" correctly forms the clause indicating a false appearance.
- The rest of the sentence, "was soon discharged(C) from his position because of immoral(D) behaviour", remains logical and grammatically correct.
Corrected Minister Behaviour Sentence
The corrected sentence uses the order B-A for the first part, followed by C and D in their original positions relative to the sentence structure.
Corrected Sentence: The minister was not the virtuous man he pretended to be and was soon discharged from his position because of immoral behaviour.
Option Confirmation
Option 3 suggests swapping A and B (A-B). This corresponds exactly to the rearrangement we found corrects the sentence.
- Option 1 (A-C): Swapping 'pretended' and 'discharged' does not fix the sentence.
- Option 2 (C-D): Swapping 'discharged' and 'immoral' does not fix the sentence.
- Option 3 (A-B): Swapping 'pretended' and 'virtuous' results in the correct sentence structure.
- Option 4 (B-C): Swapping 'virtuous' and 'discharged' does not fix the sentence.
- Option 5 (No rearrangement): The original sentence is incorrect.
Therefore, the correct arrangement requires swapping words (A) and (B).
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