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Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?EmergencyElectricianEmbassyEleganceEmbargoElement

  1. A
    4, 2, 6, 5, 3, 1
  2. B
    2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 1
  3. C
    2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1
  4. D
    2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's compare the words alphabetically:All start with El or Em. Since El comes before Em, let's sort the El words first:Elegance (Eleg...)Electrician (Elect...)Element (Elem...)Comparing 4, 2, 6:Eleg vs Elect vs Elem: g comes before c? No, c comes before g.Let's sort carefully:Electrician (Elec...) -> 3rd letter is 'e', 4th is 'c'Elegance (Eleg...) -> 4th letter is 'g'Element (Elem...) -> 4th letter is 'm'So among El words, the order is: 2, 4, 6.Now let's look at the Em words:Emergency (Eme...)Embargo (Emba...)Embassy (Emba...)Comparing Emba words (5 and 3) vs Eme (1):Emba comes before Eme.Between 5 (Embargo) and 3 (Embassy): 5th letters are r and s. Since r comes before s, 5 comes before 3.Finally, 1 (Emergency).Combining the two lists gives: 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1.

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Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?EmergencyElectricianEmbassyEleganceEmbargoElement
A
4, 2, 6, 5, 3, 1
B
2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 1
C
2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1
D
2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3

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