In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.
Column (1) |
Column (2) |
(A) The role of journalism is to |
(D) cut the rhetorical clutter and help the reader understand the truth. |
(B) While many recognise the act of verification as the central function of journalism, few |
(E) recognise journalism’s role of bearing witness to events. |
(C) Opinion pieces immediately |
(F) resonate with readers, who either agree or disagree with the author. |
Let's join the sentences to give a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence.
The correct sequences are:$
A talks about role of journalism, which is connected to telling the truth in D. So, A-D$
Note: $The 'role of journalism' phrase would not be repeated in a single sentence. So, even though both A and E talks about the same thing, they cannot be part of the same sentence.
B talks about functions of journalism, which is related to role of bearing witness in E. So, B-E$
C talks about opinion pieces, which is related to 'agreeing or diasgreeing' in F. So, C-F$
Out of these, only B-E$ is expressed in the given options.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.