In the question below four words are given in bold. These four words may not…
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In the question below four words are given in bold. These four words may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other.
Global including (A) for sustainability, initiatives (B) reforestation, signal a safeguard (C) commitment to collective (D) our planet's future.
Answer: C. A-B & C-D — ConceptIn a word-swap (jumbled-word) sentence, four bold words sit in wrong slots. To fix it, find pairs of positions whose words, when exchanged, each land…
- A.
A-D
- B.
B-C
- C.
A-B & C-D
- D.
D-B & C-A
- E.
No interchange required
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Correct answer: C
Concept
In a word-swap (jumbled-word) sentence, four bold words sit in wrong slots. To fix it, find pairs of positions whose words, when exchanged, each land in the slot where they make grammatical sense and the overall sentence becomes meaningful. A noun must occupy the subject/object slot, an adjective must sit before its noun, and a verb must follow its subject.
Application
Map the four bold words to their slots in the given sentence:
A = including (sits in the opening subject slot: “Global ___ for sustainability”)
B = initiatives (sits in the apposition slot: “___ reforestation”)
C = safeguard (sits before the noun “commitment”)
D = collective (sits before “our planet’s future”)
The opening needs a noun as the subject: “Global initiatives for sustainability” works, while “Global including” is broken. So the noun initiatives (B) belongs in slot A, and the participle including (A) belongs in slot B to give “including reforestation”. That is the swap A–B.
The verb “signal a ___ commitment” needs an adjective before commitment: “collective commitment” works, so collective (D) belongs in slot C; and the verb safeguard (C) belongs in slot D to give “commitment to safeguard our planet’s future”. That is the swap C–D.
Applying both swaps (A–B and C–D) yields: “Global initiatives for sustainability, including reforestation, signal a collective commitment to safeguard our planet’s future.” — fully grammatical and meaningful.
Cross-check
No single swap, and no other pairing, fixes both halves at once: a noun is still needed at the start and an adjective is still needed before “commitment”. Leaving the sentence unchanged keeps “Global including…”, which is ungrammatical. Hence exactly the combination A–B & C–D is required.