Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) surviving written literature from ancient Mesopotamia because of
(B) through the ages, including the Iliad and the Odyssey
(C) the Epic of Gilgamesh is often cited as the earliest
(D) its significantly enduring impact on ancient literary works
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) surviving written literature from ancient Mesopotamia because of
(B) through the ages, including the Iliad and the Odyssey
(C) the Epic of Gilgamesh is often cited as the earliest
(D) its significantly enduring impact on ancient literary works
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> Forms: "The Epic of Gilgamesh is often cited as the earliest surviving written literature from ancient Mesopotamia because of its significantly enduring impact on ancient literary works through the ages, including the Iliad and the Odyssey" - grammatically correct and logical flow.
Option 2: (B), (D), (A), (C) -> Starting with "through the ages" creates an incomplete and illogical sentence structure.
Option 3: (C), (A), (B), (D) -> Places (B) after "because of" which disrupts the grammatical connection between the reason clause and its explanation.
Option 4: (B), (C), (A), (D) -> Beginning with "through the ages, including..." leaves the sentence without proper context or subject introduction.
Hence, Option 1: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> This arrangement creates a complete, coherent sentence that properly introduces the Epic of Gilgamesh as the earliest surviving written literature, explains why (because of its impact), and provides specific examples (Iliad and Odyssey) -> correct