Question

To improve the cohesion and flow of this paragraph [5], the writer wants to add the following sentence.
"Data gathering proved to be the quick part of the project."
The sentence would most logically be placed after _______.

• A. sentence (b).
• B. sentence (c).
• C. sentence (d).
• D. sentence (e).

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

sentence (d).

Sentence (e) shows that the dictionary founder thought the work could be finished by 1976, but it wasn't completed in his lifetime. The given sentence says the data gathering proved to be the quick part. It's a bit sarcastic about how long the data gathering took and it can be best added before the amount of time is revealed in (e) that is to say, after (d). Hence, our answer is correct.

We can reject the other choices.