The question below contains four scatters segments of a sentence. Indicate the…
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The question below contains four scatters segments of a sentence. Indicate the sequence which correctly assembles the segments and completes the sentence.
a. better appointed than the others
b. washstand made of marble
c. one of the rooms was
d. being able to boast of a
- A.
c-a-d-b
- B.
a-c-b-d
- C.
d-a-b-c
- D.
b-c-d-a
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Correct answer: A
Assembled sentence: One of the rooms was better appointed than the others, being able to boast of a washstand made of marble.
Step 1: Identify the starting segment. "One of the rooms was" provides the subject and verb and must begin the sentence.
Step 2: Follow with the descriptive phrase. "Better appointed than the others" completes the main clause and contrasts the room with the others.
Step 3: Add the participial phrase. "Being able to boast of a" continues the description but requires a noun phrase to complete it.
Step 4: Complete the participial phrase with the noun phrase. "Washstand made of marble" supplies the noun that "being able to boast of a" needs, yielding a grammatical and coherent sentence.
Why other orders fail:
Any sequence that starts with "being able to boast of a" or "better appointed than the others" lacks the initial subject and verb, so the sentence is ungrammatical.
Separating "being able to boast of a" from the noun phrase "washstand made of marble" breaks the necessary connection between the participial phrase and its object.
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