Arrange the following words according to standard dictionary rules: "Man", "Men", "Machine", "Method", "Methodical", "Make", "Mentor", "Map". Which of them will be at the end?
- AMen
- BMethod
- CMethodical
- DMentor
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let us sort all the given words alphabetically:
1. All words start with 'M'. Look at the second letter: 'a' and 'e'.
2. Group with 'a': Machine, Make, Man, Map.
3. Group with 'e': Men, Mentor, Method, Methodical.
Let us sort the 'e' group to find the last word:
* Compare the third letters of Men, Mentor, Method, Methodical:
* Men ('n')
* Mentor ('n')
* Method ('t')
* Methodical ('t')
* Between the 'n' sub-group and 't' sub-group, the 't' sub-group comes later alphabetically.
* Now compare Method and Methodical:
* Both start with the exact same prefix "Method".
* "Methodical" has additional letters following the prefix, so it appears after "Method" in the dictionary.
Thus, "Methodical" will be at the very end.
1. All words start with 'M'. Look at the second letter: 'a' and 'e'.
2. Group with 'a': Machine, Make, Man, Map.
3. Group with 'e': Men, Mentor, Method, Methodical.
Let us sort the 'e' group to find the last word:
* Compare the third letters of Men, Mentor, Method, Methodical:
* Men ('n')
* Mentor ('n')
* Method ('t')
* Methodical ('t')
* Between the 'n' sub-group and 't' sub-group, the 't' sub-group comes later alphabetically.
* Now compare Method and Methodical:
* Both start with the exact same prefix "Method".
* "Methodical" has additional letters following the prefix, so it appears after "Method" in the dictionary.
Thus, "Methodical" will be at the very end.