Direction: In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column phrases are A, B, and C and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. 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 phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, select 'None of these' as your answer.
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
| (A) The paucity of fruit was caused | (D) banal newspaper story. |
| (B) The report contained | (E) by the drought. |
| (C) It was just another | (F) a plethora of details. |
1
A-D
2
A-E and B-F
3
C-E
4
B-E and C-F
5
None of these