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English ( Master) Sentence Completion

You are provided with four sentences followed by four options. All the options suggest ways in which the given four sentences can be combined into a single sentence. Identify the option that suggests the best possible way, contextually and grammatically, to combine the given sentences implying the same meaning.

The European Union (EU) has agreed to commence discussions ; these discussions will be with the remaining 27 nations ; The discussions would be about the potential terms of a trade deal with the U.K ; but, the European Union (EU) has also refused to officially move forward with these until an agreement has been reached on Britain’s so-called divorce bill.

Despite that fact that the European Union (EU) has refused to officially move forward with these until an agreement has been reached on Britain’s so-called divorce bill, it has agreed to commence discussions within the remaining 27 nations about the potential terms of a trade deal with the U.K.

While the European Union (EU) has agreed to commence discussions within the remaining 27 nations about the potential terms of a trade deal with the U.K., it has refused to officially move forward with these until an agreement has been reached on Britain’s so-called divorce bill.

The discussions that the European Union (EU) has agreed to commence with the remaining 27 nations would be about the potential terms of a trade deal with the U.K but it has also stated that it would officially move forward with these only after an agreement has been reached on Britain’s so-called divorce bill.

Nevertheless the European Union (EU) has agreed to commence discussions within the remaining 27 nations about the potential terms of a trade deal with the U.K., it has refused to officially move forward with these until an agreement has been reached on Britain’s so-called divorce bill.

B and C

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Explanation:

Correct answer is (e). Option A reverses the sequence of the events and is incorrect. The EU had decided to move forward with the discussion but first wants an agreement to be reached on Britain’s divorce bill. However, here, the EU refused to move forward until an agreement was reached on Britain’s divorce bill but then it decided to start discussions with the remaining members. This changes the meaning of the passage and is incorrect. Option D incorrectly uses nevertheless which means however/still and does not make sense. An easy way to check this is to replace this with however and read the passage. We see it is contextually incorrect. Options B and C are contextually and grammatically correct. Hence, option E is correct.