In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| A. Wildlife species will die out and natural ecosystems collapse in the near future | D. as the seas have already warmed to an unprecedented extent. |
| B. Catastrophe could strike this decade for some species | E. if the climate crisis goes unchecked. |
| C. Ocean ecosystems will be first hit, | F. as key temperature thresholds are crossed. |
1
A-E and B-D
2
A-F and C-E
3
A-D
4
C-D
5
None of these