In the following question, two columns are given containing a connector and three phrases each. In the first column, the phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. You have to make a meaningful sentence using the connectors in the starting and from the phrases of both the columns. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases with the connectors can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, select 'None of these' as your answer.
Column (1) | Column (2) |
On the one hand | but on the other hand |
(A) Saurabh likes cooking. | (D) she loves studying. |
(B) Manjhri is a scholar | (E) she is leading the life of an unmarried woman. |
(C) Kritika is married. | (F) he hates devoting time to it. |
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. A-F and C-E.
Rule:
'On the one hand' and 'but on the other hand' is used when you are comparing two different facts or two opposite ways of thinking about a situation.
For example: On the one hand I'd like a job that pays more, but on the other hand, I enjoy the work I'm doing at the moment.
Similarly, in the given question, sentence A and F, and sentence C and E make a pair.
The sentences made are,
1- On the one hand Saurabh likes cooking, but on the other hand he hates devoting time to it.