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Nabanita Panigrahi

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· 1 Months ago

why not (a or b)

Question:
DIRECTIONS: There are two statements which can be combined into a single statement in a number of different ways without changing their meaning. Below them are given three probable starters (1), (2) and (3) of such a combined sentence. One, two, three or none of them may be correct. Decide which is/are correct, if any, and mark the option which denotes your answer. 
The items were displayed in the showcase. My eyes were fixed on the small clock.

(A) With the Items

(B) As the Items

(C) Of the Items

Options:
A) Only A
B) Only B
C) Only C
D) Both A and B
Solution:
For combining the two sentences, ‘of the’, which gives choices. will be used. The sentence would be as follows: Of the items displayed in the showcase, my eyes were fixed on the small clock.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student
The sentence cannot be combined by using option (a) or (b) because they are grammatically wrong.
The meaning intended is out of many one item grasped the attention.

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