Question

A conclusion that could be drawn from the passage is :

(1) Language is essentially only expressing and communicating.

(2) Communication cannot take place without the aid of language.

(3) Information, Commands and Questions can be separated.

(4) A person ignorant in physics shows ignorance in language too.

• A. 1 only
• B. 3 only
• C. 1&3 only
• D. 1,2 &3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is B

3 only

"Language is essentially only expressing and communicating.”
The passage states the following
"Language has two primary purposes, expression and communication.”
The author states that language has two main purposes - expression and communication. This does not mean that it is only meant for expressing and communicating. In fact when the author states that "language has two main purposes” it can mean that language has many purposes but two of them are very important.
The word "only” is too strong. So statement (1) is wrong.
So option (a), (c) and (d) are wrong.