Multiple choice

What is the best way to combine sentences no. (9) and (10)?

Directions: Read the passage and select the best answer for the question:

(1) Students at present are not what they were two generations ago. (2) A sense of frustration has assailed their minds. (3) They feel that the so called education does not enable them to face the economic difficulties of the modern world. (4) Hence, they develop a philosophy of pessimism resulting in defiance. (5) Greater emphasis is laid upon political than upon academic interests. (6) What is still more harmful is that politicians are exploiting this non-academic interest of the students. (7) Naturally, they lose their balance of mind and drift rudderless on the current of their impulses. (8) Sometimes they are misled by teacher – politicians.
(9) But, we need not be depressed. (10) Most of the students are yet in their teens. (11) Their minds are plastic and their hearts sensitive and impressionable. (12) If worthy ideals are set before them by teachers, guardians and other well wishers there is no reason why students should not become good useful citizens.

 

  1. But we need not be depressed as most of the students are yet in their teens.

  2. But we need not be depressed for the reason that most of the students are yet in their teens.

  3. But we need not be depressed simply because most of the students are yet in their teens.

  4. But we need not be depressed because most of the students are yet in their teens.

  5. But we need not be depressed having most of the students in their teens.
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Explanation

This is the best choice. Sentence (10) furnishes a supposedly known reason for the statement in (9).

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