Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: ACB
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This question tests your skill in arranging jumbled sentence parts into a coherent and meaningful sentence. The base phrase "Leadership and" is followed by three labelled parts: A, B, and C. You must determine in which sequence these parts should appear to complete the sentence logically and grammatically, expressing a clear idea about leadership, team building, and relationships.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
A grammatically correct sentence must connect "Leadership and" with a suitable complement. Part A contains "team-building skills deepened", which naturally continues "Leadership and team-building skills deepened". After that, we need an object that tells what these skills deepened. Part C "a sense of value" fits well as the thing that is deepened, giving "deepened a sense of value". Finally, part B "for relationships" describes the area in which that sense of value is deepened. So the logical order is A then C then B, leading to a full sentence: "Leadership and team-building skills deepened a sense of value for relationships."
Step-by-Step Solution:
Verification / Alternative check:
Test other possible orders briefly. If you try ABC, you get "Leadership and team-building skills deepened for relationships a sense of value", which is unnatural in English because the verb "deepened" should take its direct object "a sense of value" before the phrase "for relationships". If you try CBA, you get "Leadership and a sense of value for relationships team-building skills deepened", which is clearly wrong. CAB and BAC also place words in illogical positions. Only ACB produces a smooth and correct sentence that expresses how leadership and team-building skills affect relationships.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option ABC misplaces the prepositional phrase "for relationships" between the verb and its direct object, which is grammatically awkward. Option CBA starts with "a sense of value" directly after "Leadership and", which does not fit the structure of the sentence. Option CAB and option BAC both disrupt the natural verb object order and create confusing or incomplete fragments. None of them yield a clear, flowing statement about leadership, team building, and relationships.
Common Pitfalls:
Students may focus only on the meaning of individual fragments rather than on the grammar of verb object order. A good strategy is to first identify which fragment contains the main verb and place it close to the subject, then look for the most suitable object, and finally add prepositional phrases or modifiers. Paying attention to small connecting words like "for" can also guide you to place them near the noun phrases they modify, such as "for relationships" after "a sense of value".
Final Answer:
The most logical and grammatically correct order is ACB, giving the sentence "Leadership and team-building skills deepened a sense of value for relationships."
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