Directions: In the following item the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The rest of the sentences are jumbled and are labeled P, Q, R and…
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Directions: In the following item the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The rest of the sentences are jumbled and are labeled P, Q, R and S. Find the right sequence.
S1: The mother tongue is the true vehicle of mother wit.
P: Another medium of speech may bring with it a current of new ideas.
Q: It is through the vernacular that the new conceptions of the mind should press their way to birth in speech.
R: But the mother tongue is one with the air in which a man is born.
S: This is almost universally true, except in cases so rare as to emphasize the general rule.
S6: A man’s native speech is almost like his shadow, inseparable from his personality.
The correct sequence should be
P: Another medium of speech may bring with it a current of new ideas.
Q: It is through the vernacular that the new conceptions of the mind should press their way to birth in speech.
R: But the mother tongue is one with the air in which a man is born.
S: This is almost universally true, except in cases so rare as to emphasize the general rule.
S6: A man’s native speech is almost like his shadow, inseparable from his personality.
The correct sequence should be
- PRSQ
- PRQS
- QRPS
- PSQR
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - PRQS
S1 says the mother tongue is the vehicle of mother wit; P concedes another medium may bring new ideas; R contrasts ('But') the mother tongue is one with the air a man is born in; Q says new conceptions must press their way through the vernacular; S says this is almost universally true; S6 concludes. PRQS.
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