In this type of questions, you are provided with the first and last parts of a sentence. The remaining sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
P: within minutes,
Q: help can be on its way
R: and chances of survival
S: are increased
Answer: C
Correct answer: PQRS
The sentence reads:
Within minutes, help can be on its way and chances of survival are increased.
P is an introductory adverbial. Q is the first main clause, R supplies the second subject with and, and S its verb.
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P: the nostrils and out through the mouth
Q: centred instead on breathing in deeply through
R: away from these thoughts and
S: the focus must then be taken
Answer: A
Correct answer: SRQP
The sentence reads:
The focus must then be taken away from these thoughts and centred instead on breathing in deeply through the nostrils and out through the mouth.
S gives the subject and verb, R completes taken away from and adds and, Q supplies the second participle, and P completes the pair through the nostrils and out through the mouth.
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P: the look of joy on her face
Q: turned to horror as blood
R: as he placed the ring on her finger,
S: began to drip from the ring
Answer: C
Correct answer: RPQS
The sentence reads:
As he placed the ring on her finger, the look of joy on her face turned to horror as blood began to drip from the ring.
R is the opening as clause. P is the subject of the main clause and Q its verb, and S is a second as clause giving the cause.
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1: Pollution has been defined
P: or form of energy to the environment at
Q: accommodate its dispersion, breakdown, recycling or
R: a rate faster than the environment can
S: as the addition of any substance
6: storage in some harmless form
Answer: B
Correct answer: SPRQ
The sentence reads:
Pollution has been defined as the addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate its dispersion, breakdown, recycling or removal.
S completes defined as, P adds the second half of substance or form of energy and the destination, R opens the comparison with at a rate faster than, and Q completes it.
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P: them to rely on nothing more than the text
Q: to derive their answers
R: this allows students to work free
S: from distraction and forces
Answer: B
Correct answer: RSPQ
The sentence reads:
This allows students to work free from distraction and forces them to rely on nothing more than the text to derive their answers.
R is the main clause, S completes free and introduces the second verb with and forces, P supplies that verb's object and complement, and Q gives the purpose.
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P: are found every year
Q: to have been found, although
R: only five or six new ones
S: there are over 31,000 documented meteorites
Answer: C
Correct answer: SQRP
The sentence reads:
There are over 31,000 documented meteorites to have been found, although only five or six new ones are found every year.
S is the main clause and Q completes it while opening the concession with although. R is the subject of that clause and P its verb.
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P: if it was time to go yet
Q: and ran downstairs to see
R: Rahul jumped out of bed
S: on Saturday morning
Answer: D
Correct answer: SRQP
The sentence reads:
On Saturday morning Rahul jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to see if it was time to go yet.
S sets the time, R gives the first action, Q the second joined by and, and P is the indirect question that see requires.
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We are provided with the first and last parts of a sentence. The remaining sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
The Collector said that the
(P) supply of water for irrigation
(Q) dams should receive water
(R) upto a particular level
(S) to ensure uninterrupted
Answer: A
Correct answer: QRSP
The sentence reads:
The Collector said that the dams should receive water upto a particular level to ensure uninterrupted supply of water for irrigation.
Q supplies the subject and verb of the reported clause, R the extent, S the purpose, and P the noun phrase that uninterrupted modifies.
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The decomposers
(P) and hence help to clean the environment
(Q) help in decomposing the
(R) dead bodies of plants and animals
(S) and put back various useful elements into soil, air and water.
Answer: A
Correct answer: QRPS
The sentence reads:
The decomposers help in decomposing the dead bodies of plants and animals and hence help to clean the environment and put back various useful elements into soil, air and water.
Q gives the verb and R its object, so the two cannot be separated. P and S are then the two consequences, joined in turn by and hence and and.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
(P) under the Cabinet Mission Scheme
(Q) was the first to articulate
(R) long before such an assembly was set up
(S) the idea of a Constituent Assembly
Answer: C
Correct answer: QSRP
The sentence reads:
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first to articulate the idea of a Constituent Assembly long before such an assembly was set up under the Cabinet Mission Scheme.
Q gives the verb and S its object. R then places the act in time, and P names the scheme under which the assembly was eventually set up, which R's clause requires.
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