In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column phrases are A, B, and C and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with phrase from the second column to make grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Column 1	Column 2
A. There is always a back-to-school atmosphere at Westminster in the autumn, but it will be intensified this	D. investment to fund life at university, a survey has suggested.
B. Students facing a financial shortfall have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency	E. industry and is unlikely to improving before the end of the year, according to Vauxhall Motors.
C. The global shortage of computer chips has had a significant impact on the car	F. year by the resumption of parliamentary business unmuffled by Covid restrictions.

The correct answer is A - F, B - D.

Key Points

• There are two combinations form the given phrases that make meaningful sentences.
• Parts A and F connect grammatically and contextually. Part A states ‘There is always a back-to-school atmosphere at Westminster in the autumn, but it will be intensified this’ which is connected with Part F i.e. ‘year by the resumption of parliamentary business unmuffled by Covid restrictions’. 
  • ​While Part A mentions ‘intensification of the back-to-school atmosphere’, Part F talks about the ‘resumption’ of parliamentary business unmuffled by any Covid restrictions. The resumption of activities along with the removal of restrictions intensifies the ‘back-to-school’ atmosphere. Thus, A-F is the correct combination.
• Parts B and D connect grammatically and contextually. Part B states ‘Students facing a financial shortfall have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency’ which can be connected with Part D i.e. ‘investment to fund life at university, a survey has suggested’.
  • Part B talks about students turning to cryptocurrency due to ‘financial shortfall’. Part D mentions funding ‘life at university’. Hence, we can infer that the students have resorted to cryptocurrency to make financial provisions for their studies at the university. Thus, B-D is the correct combination.
• Parts C and D seem to connect contextually but not grammatically. The use of verb form ‘improving’ (continuous tense) will be inappropriate when the two parts C-D are combined.

The correct sentences will be:

• There is always a back-to-school atmosphere at Westminster in the autumn, but it will be intensified this year by the resumption of parliamentary business unmuffled by Covid restrictions.
• Students facing a financial shortfall have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency investment to fund life at university, a survey has suggested.

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