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1.	1). The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India, asking for details on the nature of non-compliance, but did not receive a response despite repeated reminders.2). The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India and asked for details on the nature of non-compliance; yet there were repeated reminders and still they did not receive a response.3). The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India, asking for details on the nature of non-compliance, but did not receive a response despite of repeated reminders.4). Although the investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India and asked for details on the nature of non-compliance,there were repeated reminders and still they did not receive a response.
Answer» When we read the given statements, we get a fair idea of the context being conveyed. Then, we need to form a single compound sentence which is grammatically CORRECT conveying a similar meaning. Let us check the options one by one. Option 1 : This seems to be SENSIBLE and grammatically correct. The context has not been distorted and the use of conjunction despite has been used correctly to introduce the fact which MAKES the other part of the sentence unexpected and unusual. Option 2 : The flow of the sentence is bumpy – there is no smooth logical connections between the parts and the use of yet is incorrect. Instead, ‘there were repeated reminders and yet (still) they did not receive a response’ makes more sense. So, this option is eliminated. Option 3 :The last part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect as the correct conjunction is despite and not despite of. We do not use of after despite. As a matter of fact, despite is same as in spite of. So, this option is eliminated. Option 4 : The conjunction although is used to provide contradiction or contrast. The word has not been PROPERLY placed in the sentence because of which, the meaning gets twisted. In fact, ‘The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India and asked for details on the nature of non-compliance; Althoughthere were repeated reminders, they did not receive a response’ could have been correct. Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

1). The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India, asking for details on the nature of non-compliance, but did not receive a response despite repeated reminders.2). The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India and asked for details on the nature of non-compliance; yet there were repeated reminders and still they did not receive a response.3). The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India, asking for details on the nature of non-compliance, but did not receive a response despite of repeated reminders.4). Although the investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India and asked for details on the nature of non-compliance,there were repeated reminders and still they did not receive a response.

Answer»

When we read the given statements, we get a fair idea of the context being conveyed. Then, we need to form a single compound sentence which is grammatically CORRECT conveying a similar meaning.

Let us check the options one by one.

Option 1 : This seems to be SENSIBLE and grammatically correct. The context has not been distorted and the use of conjunction despite has been used correctly to introduce the fact which MAKES the other part of the sentence unexpected and unusual.

Option 2 : The flow of the sentence is bumpy – there is no smooth logical connections between the parts and the use of yet is incorrect. Instead, ‘there were repeated reminders and yet (still) they did not receive a response’ makes more sense. So, this option is eliminated.

Option 3 :The last part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect as the correct conjunction is despite and not despite of. We do not use of after despite. As a matter of fact, despite is same as in spite of. So, this option is eliminated.

Option 4 : The conjunction although is used to provide contradiction or contrast. The word has not been PROPERLY placed in the sentence because of which, the meaning gets twisted. In fact, ‘The investigators sent a questionnaire to Citibank India and asked for details on the nature of non-compliance; Althoughthere were repeated reminders, they did not receive a response’ could have been correct.

Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

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