Select the combination of letters that, when placed in the blanks of the given letter series in order, will complete the series.
s _ d e _ g d e _ s d e g _ d e s s _ e g _ d e
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → sgsgdg
In a letter series with blanks, look for a block of letters that repeats; the blanks are then the letters the block needs at those places. The 24 places split into three blocks of eight, each s s d e g g d e.
Block 1: s _ d e _ g d e needs s, g
Block 2: _ s d e g _ d e needs s, g
Block 3: s s _ e g _ d e needs d, g
The series is ssdeggde ssdeggde ssdeggde, and the blanks in order are sgsgdg.