Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Only two ministers survived the recent cabinet reshuffle?
In the recent changes in government, only two ministers were sacked
In the recent changes in government, all but two ministers remained alive
In recent changes in government, all but two ministers retained their posts
In recent changes in government, all but two ministers were sacked
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The selected answer is wrong:
Essentially it says All(Everybody)(but two people) retained their position ... Essentially everybody retained their position... The answer is rightfully D... All but two people were sacked... Everybody was sacked except two people
As simple as this, the intepretation of the sentence is that only 2 of the ministers did not loose their seats... Opt c stats... All but two of them were retained... This means all were retained but(except) for the two. It simply implies all of them stayed and 2 left which is against the statement... But opt D stats all but 2 were sacked... Which implies that all of them were sacked but(except) 2... I.e opt D is correct...
Only 2 ministers survived the cabinet shuffle means all (everbody) but (except) 2 people were sacked D IS THE ANSWER!
D is the correct answer at a closer look. I actually failed it before when i choosed C. D means only two ministers were retained whereas C means that all were retained except two.
The sentence is: "Only two ministers survived the recent cabinet reshuffle."
The information that we can get from the statement includes:
1. "Cabinet reshuffle" refers to changes in ministerial positions, not about life or death.
2. "Survived" here figuratively means kept their positions, not that they avoided death.
3. Therefore, only two ministers retained their posts; the others were removed.
Option D. best captures this information.
