Assertion (A): When the selected signs are combined into a message, it becomes a syntagm. Reason (R): It happens as vocabularies in a language form a paradigm. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Correct Ans: (B) Explanation: Assertion (A) states that a syntagm forms when people combine selected signs into a message. This is true because in semiotics, a syntagm refers to a structured sequence of signs that creates meaning. For example, in a sentence, writers arrange words in a specific order to convey a clear thought. Reason (R) claims that this happens because vocabularies in a language form a paradigm. This is also true since a paradigm consists of a set of possible choices available within a language system. For instance, in grammar, a verb paradigm includes different conjugations of a verb, allowing speakers to select the appropriate form within a sentence. However, Reason (R) does not fully explain Assertion (A). While paradigms provide the pool of choices, people follow different structural and syntactic rules to combine these choices into a syntagm. Since both statements are true, but Reason (R) does not fully explain Assertion (A), the correct answer is (B).