Rearrange the following phrases in the right sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) means to take a final
(B) to cross the Rubicon
(C) may have dangerous consequences
(D) irrevocable step which
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the following phrases in the right sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) means to take a final
(B) to cross the Rubicon
(C) may have dangerous consequences
(D) irrevocable step which
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1 -> Starts with "means to take a final" which cannot begin a sentence grammatically.
Option 2 -> Forms: "To cross the Rubicon means to take a final irrevocable step which may have dangerous consequences" - grammatically correct and meaningful.
Option 3 -> Starts with "may have dangerous consequences" which doesn't logically lead to the rest of the fragments.
Option 4 -> Starts with "irrevocable step which" - incomplete phrase that cannot begin a sentence.
Hence, Option 2: (B), (A), (D), (C) -> "To cross the Rubicon" is the subject phrase that properly introduces the sentence, followed by its definition explaining it means taking a final irrevocable step with dangerous consequences. This arrangement creates a grammatically sound sentence that defines the famous idiom -> correct