Identify the cohesive device used in the following sentences : "He has been in office for only a few months. He has, however, achieved more than any of his predecessors." a. Contrast b. Concession c. Addition d. Transition
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Identify the cohesive device used in the following sentences :
"He has been in office for only a few months. He has, however, achieved more than any of his predecessors."
a. Contrast b. Concession
c. Addition d. Transition
Answer options:
योग्य उत्तर: पर्याय २ (Only b - Concession)
संयोजक साधने व व्याकरण वर्गीकरण (Cohesive Devices - Concession):
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Concession (सवलत / अनपेक्षित विरोधाभासी सत्य स्वीकारणे):
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जेव्हा एका वाक्यातील वस्तुस्थिती (उदा. त्याला पदावर येऊन केवळ काहीच महिने झाले आहेत) मान्य करूनही दुसऱ्या वाक्यात अनपेक्षित किंवा आश्चर्यकारक यश दर्शवले जाते (उदा. त्याने पूर्वसुरींपेक्षा जास्त साध्य केले आहे), तेव्हा त्या वैचारिक जोडणीला Concession (सवलतदर्शक जोडणी) म्हणतात.
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'However', 'Although', 'Even though', 'Nevertheless' हे शब्द Concession व्यक्त करण्यासाठी वापरले जातात.
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आयोगाच्या अधिकृत उत्तरतालिकेनुसार या विधानातील Cohesive Device 'Concession' (पर्याय b) मानण्यात आला आहे.
MPSC परीक्षा टीप
परीक्षेसाठी महत्त्वपूर्ण संकल्पना व शॉर्टकट
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Concession: एका मर्यादेची जाणीव ठेवूनही मोठे यश दाखवणे (उदा. *He is poor, yet he is honest* / *Although young, he is wise*).
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प्रमुख शब्द: *However, nevertheless, although, despite*.
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option 2 (Only b - Concession)
Discourse Markers & Rhetorical Relations:
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Concession:
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Occurs when a speaker concedes a fact or circumstance that makes the accompanying statement unexpected, surprising, or counter-intuitive.
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Here, conceding that the subject has been in office *for only a few months* normally implies limited achievements; the parenthetical conjunctive adverb however introduces a concessive counter-reality (*achieved more than any of his predecessors*).
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In the official MPSC answer key, this cohesive relationship is specifically classified as Concession (Only b).
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
Concessive markers concede a limitation while asserting a positive truth:
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*Although, even though, however, nevertheless, despite*.