Direction: In the following question, some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labeled M, N, O and P, to produce the correct sentence However (M)/still…
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Direction: In the following question, some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labeled M, N, O and P, to produce the correct sentence
However (M)/still held their own in foreign markets (N)/in spite of these laws (O)/Indian silk and cotton textiles (P)
However (M)/still held their own in foreign markets (N)/in spite of these laws (O)/Indian silk and cotton textiles (P)
- MNOP
- OPMN
- OMPN
- NMOP
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - OMPN
O-M-P-N reads: 'In spite of these laws, however, Indian silk and cotton textiles still held their own in foreign markets.' The subject P must come before the verb phrase N, and among the options only OMPN does this sensibly.
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