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English ( Master) Sentence Connector

Directions: A word given in bold is followed by I, II and III, each of which consists of two sentences. You need to identify the options where the given word can be used as a connector to combine the two statements into a single one while maintaining the meaning and coherence of the sentence.

Notwithstanding

I. The country’s external position remains precarious. There is a long list of requests for outstanding foreign currency payments for imports of over $700 million.

II. The resurgence of inflation in the economy is severely threatening the security of households. Real incomes have dramatically fallen in the last 12 months.

III. Increasing the GDP should be the nation’s prime strategic objective. There will be side effects this same growth might have on the present and future quality of life of its citizens.

Only I

Only III

Only II and III

Only I and II

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Explanation:

Correct Option: B

Notwithstanding means in spite of/even though. Putting notwithstanding in each of the statements we see:

I. Notwithstanding a long list of requests for outstanding foreign currency payments for imports of over $700 million, the country’s external position remains precarious- This is incorrect. Both the statements convey the same points whereas they need to be contradicting in nature in order to use notwithstanding.

II. Notwithstanding that real incomes have dramatically fallen in the last 12 months, the resurgence of inflation in the economy is severely threatening the security of households- Again, both the statements need to be contradicting each other whereas they supplement each other. Hence, this is incorrect.

III. Increasing its GDP should be the nation’s prime strategic objective, notwithstanding the side effects this same growth might have on the present and future quality of life of its citizens- This is correct grammatically and contextually.

Hence, option B is correct.