Directions: In the following passage, some of the words/sentences have been left out, each of which has been indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word/sentence from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate word/sentence to make the paragraph meaningful. Whatever else language might be e.g. a method of communicating, something to aid thought, a form of entertainment or of (A) a

Step-by-step solution

We read the sentence after the blank “we cannot, for instance, subject it to direct investigation, as delving around in someone’s brain is not only an ethical minefield,...” and realize that the sentence has a negative tone. Means, a positive word cannot acquire the space at D. Therefore options (B), (C) and (D) are redundant. Now, option (E) is doesn’t make sense is the context because the sentence is talking about chances of study and investigation of something. The word should refer to so