Multiple choice

Instant messengers have replaced emails to a great extent in today's world. The youth now prefers on an instant messenger to an email to communicate. This has happened because of the animated nature of the messengers and various features blended in them. Users find it equally easy to use features like voice chat, conferencing, etc. However it is next to impossible to replace email with IM because the former still remains a formal and professional way to communicate and is less prone to unethical intervention.

What is the relationship between the two bold faced sentences?

  1. The two present divergent opinions.

  2. The two converge only up to a point.

  3. The second contradicts the contents of the first.

  4. The second prescribes a limit to the trend pictured in the first.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first statement shows a trend; the second shows that the prospective change has a limit. Though IM is a preferred means of communication, for certain reasons, it can't replace the email.