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 move has further polarised Washington and |
(D) the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. |
(B) The context for the emergency is |
(E) put the strident immigration debate front and centre again. |
(C) Mr. Trump backed down on his demand, yet |
(F) warned that unless Congress yielded on the border wall funding. |
Let's join the sentences to give a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence.
The correct sequences are:$
A ends with 'and', which suggests the next part must be a full sentence, as given by E. So, A-E$
B talks about context, which is related to 'U.S. history'. in D. So, B-D$
C talks about 'Mr.Trump', the subject, which is related to the warning given by F. So, C-F$
Out of these, only C-F and B-D is expressed in the given options.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.