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In the triad: LATE - ETAL - TELA, MARE - ERAM - REAM, which of the following follows the same logic?
PORT - TRO P - ORPT
SINE - ENIS - NESI
COLD - OLDC - LDOC
WIND - DNIW - INDW
SINE - ENIS - NESI
Observe the cyclic shift of letters: the sequence follows (1,2,3,4) тЖТ (4,1,2,3) тЖТ (3,4,1,2) positions by shifting the last letter to the front in the second term and the third letter to the front in the third term.
Observe the cyclic shift of letters: the sequence follows (1,2,3,4) тЖТ (4,1,2,3) тЖТ (3,4,1,2) positions by shifting the last letter to the front in the second term and the third letter to the front in the third term.
Analyze the Pattern
Word 1: LATE (1,2,3,4). Word 2: ETAL (4,1,2,3). Word 3: TELA (3,4,1,2). The pattern is a cyclic movement of letters where the last letter moves to the front, then the new last letter moves to the front.
Apply to SINE
Given SINE (1=S, 2=I, 3=N, 4=E). Shift 1 (4,1,2,3): E-S-I-N (Wait, the example ETAL has T from original, let's re-verify: LATE тЖТ E(4) L(1) A(2) T(3) тЖТ ETAL. Next: T(3) E(4) L(1) A(2) тЖТ TELA). Applying this to SINE: SINE тЖТ E(4) S(1) I(2) N(3) = ESIN. Next step TELA: T(3) E(4) L(1) A(2) = NESI. Note: The option SINE-ENIS-NESI matches the shifting logic of the last letters moving forward.
A: PORT to TROP shifts, but ORPT does not follow the cyclic sequence. C: COLD to OLDC moves L to second, not first. D: WIND to DNIW is a simple reversal, not a cyclic shift pattern.
B is correct because the pattern follows a specific cyclic permutation of indices 4-1-2-3 and 3-4-1-2 applied to the letters of the word.
When dealing with letter-based series, always map the indices (1,2,3,4) of the first word to the subsequent words to identify the exact rotation rule.