English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Paragraph Organization
Directions: In the questions given below, a part of the sentence is...
Directions: In the questions given below, a part of the sentence is given. You are provided answer choices that complete the given sentence. Choose the option that is grammatically and contextually correct, and lends meaning to the sentence.
The European economy has performed significantly better than expected this year__________________ .
I. propelled by resilient private consumption, stronger growth around the world, and falling unemployment.
II. Investment is also picking up amid favourable financing conditions and considerably brightened economic sentiment as uncertainty has faded.
III. but the expansion will slow somewhat next year as well as in 2019.
I. propelled by resilient private consumption, stronger growth around the world, and falling unemployment.
II. Investment is also picking up amid favourable financing conditions and considerably brightened economic sentiment as uncertainty has faded.
III. but the expansion will slow somewhat next year as well as in 2019.
Options
- AOnly I and III
- BOnly II and III
- COnly III
- DOnly I and II
Correct answer
A. Only I and III
Step-by-step solution
I. The European economy has performed significantly better than expected this year, propelled by resilient private consumption, stronger growth around the world, and falling unemployment.
This is contextually meaningful and hence correct.
II. The European economy has performed significantly better than expected this year Investment is also picking up amid favourable financing conditions and considerably brightened economic sentiment as uncertainty has faded.
This does not make sense and appears very dis-jointed.
III. The European economy has performed significantly better than expected this year but the expansion will slow somewhat next year as well as in 2019.
This is correct.
Hence,& option A& is correct.
This is contextually meaningful and hence correct.
II. The European economy has performed significantly better than expected this year Investment is also picking up amid favourable financing conditions and considerably brightened economic sentiment as uncertainty has faded.
This does not make sense and appears very dis-jointed.
III. The European economy has performed significantly better than expected this year but the expansion will slow somewhat next year as well as in 2019.
This is correct.
Hence,& option A& is correct.