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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 27

Topic: Discourse markers

Directions · Q26 to Q35

Given below are sentences that use discourse markers/expressions to make them complete. Identify the most appropriate discourse marker/expression and mark your answer accordingly in the Answer Sheet:

Q27

________, did you know Ravi has a new job?

  1. (a) For one thing
  2. (b) By the wayCorrect answer
  3. (c) In the first place
  4. (d) As a result

Solution.

Answer: (b) By the way

  1. “By the way” introduces an incidental remark or a change of topic, fitting an informal question about Ravi’s new job.
  2. The other expressions normally introduce an argument, an initial point or a consequence that the sentence does not establish.