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Sentence Rearrangement on Definition of Numbers

XAT 2010 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Verbal Ability

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Read the sentences and choose the option that best arranges them in a logical order.

  1. He might make the opposite mistake; when I want to assign a name to this group of nuts, he might understand it as a numeral,
  2. Now, one can ostensively define a proper name, the name of a colour, the name of a material, a numeral, the name of a point of the compass and so on.
  3. The definition of the number two. "That is called 'two' " pointing to two nuts is perfectly exact. But how can two be defined like that?
  4. He may suppose this; but perhaps he does not.
  5. The person one gives the definition to doesn't know what one wants to call "two"; he will suppose that "two" is the name given to this group of nuts!
  1. A.

    1, 2, 3, 5, 4

  2. B.

    2, 3, 5, 4, 1

  3. C.

    3, 5, 4, 2, 1

  4. D.

    5, 2, 3, 1, 4

  5. E.

    2, 3, 4, 1, 5

Answer

B

Explanation

Statement 2 introduces the general concept of ostensive definition and serves as the logical opening sentence. Statement 3 gives a specific example of defining 'two'. Statement 5 explains the confusion of the listener receiving the definition. Statement 4 qualifies this hypothesis, and statement 1 presents the opposite mistake. Therefore, the logical sequence is 2 - 3 - 5 - 4 - 1.

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