Directions : Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which…

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Directions : Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement.

(1) Social issues are distinguished from economic issues.
(2) Some issues have both social and economic aspects.
(A) Even though social issues are distinguished _____________
(B) Lest some issues _________________
(C) Moreover some issues ____________________

  1. A.

    Only (A)

  2. B.

    Only (B)

  3. C.

    Only (C)

  4. D.

    Both (A) and (B)

  5. E.

    Both (B) and (C)

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Correct answer: A

Concept

A sentence connector must preserve the exact logical relationship between the two ideas it joins. When one statement sets up a general rule and the second states an exception or apparent conflict with it, the link is concessive (contrast): the appropriate connectors are even though, although, despite, while. Connectors of purpose (lest = for fear that) or of addition (moreover = furthermore) cannot stand in for a contrast link.

Application

  1. Identify the relationship: statement (1) says social issues ARE distinguished from economic issues, while statement (2) says some issues nonetheless have BOTH aspects. The second idea works against the clean separation in the first — this is a contrast/concession.

  2. Test the 'Even though' frame: “Even though social issues are distinguished from economic issues, some issues have both social and economic aspects.” This concessive connector keeps the contrast and reads as one grammatical sentence — meaning preserved.

  3. Test the 'Lest' frame: lest means ‘for fear that / so as to prevent’. It introduces a purpose to be avoided, not a contrast, so it changes the meaning entirely.

  4. Test the 'Moreover' frame: moreover means ‘in addition / furthermore’. It signals that idea (2) merely adds to idea (1), erasing the contrast the original pair expresses.

Cross-check / Contrast

  • Even though → concessive: fits the rule-vs-exception relationship here.

  • Lest → negative purpose ('for fear that'): wrong relationship.

  • Moreover → additive ('furthermore'): wrong relationship.

Only the concessive frame joins the two sentences without distorting the meaning, so the correct response is “Only (A)”.

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