Rearrange the following phrases into a meaningful sentence. The beginning of the sentence has been given below. Read the options and find out which of the four combinations is correct:
Apart from many external factors like...
(A) their responsibility for the endangerment of the local languages
(B) the language communities cannot shirk
(C) globalisation, and the
(D) hegemony of English
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Rearrange the following phrases into a meaningful sentence. The beginning of the sentence has been given below. Read the options and find out which of the four combinations is correct:
Apart from many external factors like...
(A) their responsibility for the endangerment of the local languages
(B) the language communities cannot shirk
(C) globalisation, and the
(D) hegemony of English
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Solution
Option 1: (C), (D), (A), (B) -> Creates "...like globalisation, and the hegemony of English their responsibility for the endangerment..." - lacks proper connection between clauses.
Option 2: (A), (C), (B), (D) -> Creates "...like their responsibility for the endangerment... globalisation..." - illogical sequence that disrupts the sentence structure.
Option 3: (C), (D), (B), (A) -> Creates "...like globalisation, and the hegemony of English, the language communities cannot shirk their responsibility for the endangerment of the local languages" - grammatically correct and logically coherent.
Option 4: (A), (B), (D), (C) -> Creates "...like their responsibility... the language communities cannot shirk hegemony..." - fragmented and meaningless structure.
Hence, Option 3: (C), (D), (B), (A) -> The sentence properly lists external factors (globalisation and hegemony of English) after "like," then uses a comma to introduce the main clause stating that language communities cannot shirk their responsibility, creating a complete and meaningful sentence about linguistic endangerment -> correct