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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) → (4,1,2,3) → (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) → (4,1,2,3) → (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 → E(4) L(1) A(2) T(3) → ETAL. Next: T(3) E(4) L(1) A(2) → TELA). Applying this to SINE: SINE → 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.