NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- English
NDA 2025 · General Ability · English
Given below are sentences that use discourse markers/expressions to...
Given below are sentences that use discourse markers/expressions to make them complete. Identify the most appropriate discourse marker/expression and mark your answer accordingly in the Answer Sheet:
__________ the wind, it was getting stronger, and I was getting colder.
__________ the wind, it was getting stronger, and I was getting colder.
Options
- ATo begin with
- BBy the way
- CFirst of all
- DSpeaking of
Correct answer
D. Speaking of
Step-by-step solution
The phrase 'Speaking of' is used as a discourse marker to introduce a topic that is related to the current situation or something that has just been mentioned. In this context, 'Speaking of the wind' correctly introduces the subject of the wind before describing its increasing strength and the resulting coldness.
The other options do not fit grammatically or contextually. 'To begin with' and 'First of all' are used to list points, while 'By the way' would require a comma immediately after it and does not connect smoothly with 'the wind' in this sentence structure.
Answer : Speaking of
The other options do not fit grammatically or contextually. 'To begin with' and 'First of all' are used to list points, while 'By the way' would require a comma immediately after it and does not connect smoothly with 'the wind' in this sentence structure.
Answer : Speaking of