Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: YZX
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This question presents a philosophical style sentence split into three labelled parts. The sentence discusses what we admit about the mind and its relation to the body. You must choose the order of the parts that produces a smooth, logical statement with correct grammar and meaning. Such questions test both syntax and comprehension.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
A coherent philosophical sentence often begins with a condition or explanatory clause, followed by a statement, then a further clause giving an additional or contrasting idea. Here, the natural flow is: We admit as much when we say that the mind is immaterial, and yet hold that it is related to the body. This structure uses Y to connect the admission with the act of speaking, Z to state that the mind is immaterial, and X to add the contrasting belief that it is related to the body. Thus the logical order is Y, Z, X.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Start with the base phrase We admit as much and ask when or under what condition we admit it.
Step 2: Y, when we say that the mind, naturally follows because it introduces a clause explaining the occasion or manner of the admission.
Step 3: Attach Z, is immaterial, and yet hold, to complete the thought about the mind, giving We admit as much when we say that the mind is immaterial, and yet hold ...
Step 4: Finish with X, that it is related to the body, which completes the object of hold and yields We admit as much when we say that the mind is immaterial, and yet hold that it is related to the body.
Step 5: Check that this entire sentence is grammatically correct and logically consistent.
Step 6: Notice that this order corresponds to YZX, which is option C.
Verification / Alternative check:
Read the complete sentence: We admit as much when we say that the mind is immaterial, and yet hold that it is related to the body. The phrase as much refers back to some previously stated point, and when we say that the mind is immaterial explains when we make that admission. The conjunction and yet introduces a contrast, which is followed by the clause that it is related to the body. This entire structure is smooth and meaningful.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option A, YXZ, would yield We admit as much when we say that the mind that it is related to the body is immaterial, and yet hold, which is confusing and ungrammatical. Option B, XZY, misplaces that it is related to the body too early, breaking the natural contrast introduced by and yet. Option D, XYZ, puts that it is related to the body immediately after admit as much, leaving the clause about immateriality in an awkward position at the end, and disrupting the logic of the contrast.
Common Pitfalls:
Many students focus only on local grammar fragments and forget to follow the overall argument of the sentence, especially in philosophical contexts. A helpful strategy is to identify discourse markers such as when, and yet, and that, and then see how they typically function: when often introduces conditions or times, and yet signals contrast, and that introduces a content clause. Arranging parts so that these markers appear in a familiar logical pattern makes it easier to find the correct order.
Final Answer:
YZX is the correct order, giving the sentence We admit as much when we say that the mind is immaterial, and yet hold that it is related to the body.
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