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Directions: A string of words is fed into a computing machine. It processes the input and gives an output in the following manner: Input: Honesty is the best policy. Step 1: is Honesty the best policy Step 2: is the Honesty best policy Step 3: is the best Honesty policy Step 4: is the best policy Honesty Output: is the best policy Honesty Now, If the input is "A rolling stone gathers no moss", what will be the fifth word in the string after 4 steps?

Moss
Stone
A

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

For the input "A rolling stone gathers no moss", the steps followed are:

Step 1: rolling A stone gathers no moss

Step 2: rolling stone A gathers no moss

Step 3: rolling stone gathers A no moss

Step 4: rolling stone gathers no A moss

After 4 steps the fifth word is "A".

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