Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. These tribes believe that they can communicate with dead ancestors only through this language.
B. Today, linguists call such a language an “isolated” language.
C. Zuni is a language spoken only by the Zuni tribes.
D. It is remarkable that these tribes have been able to preserve their language.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct option is option 3 i.e. CADB.
- Sentence ‘C’ is clearly the opening sentence, since it introduces the topic 'Zuni tribes’.
- CA is the mandatory pair as it further tells about the tribes and what they believed, 'These tribes believe that they can communicate..'.
- Sentence D will follow it, which talks about 'It is remarkable that these tribes have been able to preserve their language....'
- The concluding sentence is sentence B, as it talks about the current status of that language 'Today, linguists call such a language an “isolated” language."
The Correct paragraph formed will be:-
Zuni is a language spoken only by the Zuni tribes. These tribes believe that they can communicate with dead ancestors only through this language. It is remarkable that these tribes have been able to preserve their language. Today, linguists call such a language an “isolated” language.