Directions In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the ...........

English ( Master) Paragraph Completion

Directions: In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

The Firefox project had undergone several name changes. Originally titled Phoenix, it was renamed because of trademark issues with Phoenix Technologies. ____________________________________. In response, the Mozilla Foundation stated that the browser should always bear the name Mozilla Firebird to avoid confusion with the database software. Continuing pressure from the database server’s development community forced another change; on February 9, 2004, Mozilla Firebird became Mozilla Firefox, often referred to as simply Firefox.

As of August 2011, Firefox was the second most widely used browser, with approximately 30% of worldwide usage share of web browsers.

Phoenix Technologies sued the Mozilla Foundation for trademark infringement.

The Mozilla Foundation then came up with the replacement name, Firebird.

The replacement name, Firefox, provoked an intense response from the Firefox free database software project.

The Mozilla Foundation, after lengthy deliberations with trademark lawyers, came up with the name Firebird which had not, at that time, been trademarked.

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Explanation:

Option A is incorrect because there is no logical continuity with the rest of the paragraph.
Option B is incorrect as well for the same reason as mentioned for option A. “Continuing pressure from the database server’s development community forced” the change of name from Mozilla Firebird to Mozilla Firefox clearly indicating that the blank sentence has got to do with Firebird.
Option C is absurd as well because there is no logical continuity with the next sentence which starts with, “In response ….” Mozilla responded to somebody or some entity. It can’t possibly respond to itself.
Option E is incorrect too for the same reason as stated for option C. The sentence for the blank has to mention some entity or event that occurred to which the Mozilla Foundation responded.
Option D fits in the context and maintains continuity in the paragraph.
Option D is hence the correct answer.