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English II · End Term · 30 Apr 2023 · January 2023 term · Set QPF1-S1

Question 33: Fill in the blanks with the correct discourse markers in…

Question 33

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Fill in the blanks with the correct discourse markers in the given subquestions.
(1)_______, the sun is a huge ball of gases. (2)_______ it is full of gases, it has a diameter of 1.3927 million kms. It is incomprehensibly massive, and, (3)____________, it can hold millions of planets inside it. The Sun is mainly made up of hydrogen and helium gas. The surface of the Sun is known as the photosphere. (4)_________, the photosphere is surrounded by a thin layer of gas known as the chromospheres. Without the Sun, there would be no life on Earth. There would be no plants, no animals and no human beings. (5)__________, all the living things on Earth get their energy from the Sun for their survival.

Choose the correct answer for blank (3).

  1. A

    Ultimately

  2. B

    Intimately

  3. C

    Consequence

  4. D

    Consequently

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Correct answer

  • D

    Consequently

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Question 33 of 65 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) End Term paper sat on 30 Apr 2023, in the January 2023 term (IIT M FOUNDATION ET1 EXAM QPF1 S2 30 Apr 2023). It carries 2 marks.

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