Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) each country by creating new words to describe indigenous features and
(B) shared across dialects, forming what is known as World English
(C) over the last 400 years, English has spread globally, evolving uniquely in
(D) absorbing words from local languages, yet the majority of its vocabulary remains
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) each country by creating new words to describe indigenous features and
(B) shared across dialects, forming what is known as World English
(C) over the last 400 years, English has spread globally, evolving uniquely in
(D) absorbing words from local languages, yet the majority of its vocabulary remains
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1: (C), (A), (B), (D) -> Illogical flow as (B) "shared across dialects..." cannot follow (A) which ends with "and" requiring continuation of the list.
Option 2: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> Creates coherent sentence: "Over the last 400 years, English has spread globally, evolving uniquely in each country by creating new words...and absorbing words...yet the majority remains shared across dialects, forming World English."
Option 3: (B), (A), (C), (D) -> Starting with (B) "shared across dialects" lacks context and doesn't establish the subject properly.
Option 4: (C), (D), (B), (A) -> Breaks logical flow as (A) ending with "and" cannot conclude the sentence.
Hence, Option 2: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> The sentence flows logically from setting the historical context (C), explaining how English evolved uniquely (A), describing language absorption while maintaining vocabulary continuity (D), and concluding with the concept of World English (B). The coordinating conjunction "and" in (A) properly connects to (D), and "remains" in (D) correctly leads to (B). -> correct