Reconstruction of Sentence Questions and Answers

Answer: C

Correct answer: RQPS

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.

R is the main clause and Q completes it while opening the concession with although. P is the subject of that concessive clause and S its verb, so the two must follow in that order.

Answer: A

Correct answer: RPSQ

The sentence reads:

A ceiling on urban property would mean that no mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants, no press magnate could own printing presses and mass circulation papers.

R supplies the verb the opening noun phrase needs. P and S are then the two consequences, and Q is joined by and to the object of S, so it must follow it directly.

Answer: B

Correct answer: PRQS

The sentence reads:

These materials are highly effective in supplementing the education of verbal reasoning and critical thinking skills on behalf of the reader.

P is the main clause and R the gerund phrase that effective in requires. Q supplies the noun phrase after the education of, and S completes it.

Answer: C

Correct answer: RSQP

The sentence reads:

This being the case, it is generally believed that proficient reading depends on the ability to recognize words quickly and effortlessly.

R contains both the opening absolute phrase and the main clause. S then supplies the that clause, Q completes depends on, and P is the pair of adverbs modifying recognize.

Answer: A

Correct answer: SRQP

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.

S is the main clause and R completes free while introducing the second verb with and forces. Q supplies that verb's object and complement, and P gives the purpose.

Answer: D

Correct answer: RQPS

The sentence reads:

There are many occasions in the modern world which provide opportunities for fostering greater contact with foreigners.

R is the main clause. Q supplies the place and opens the relative clause, P gives what it provides, and S completes contact with, which greater at the end of P requires.

Answer: B

Correct answer: SPRQ

The sentence reads:

The Temiar blowpipe is normally some two meters long and made from one single length of bamboo.

S is the subject and verb, P completes the first predicate and adds and, R begins the second, and Q supplies the noun that one single modifies.

Answer: B

Correct answer: RSPQ

The sentence reads:

Several times I have put a cigarette on end in a tree and watched it be pinned to the bark by a blowpipe dart, but a cigarette placed parallel to the ground is missed seven times out of ten.

R completes I have, S adds the second verb with and, P supplies the agent and opens the contrast with but, and Q completes that contrast.

Answer: C

Correct answer: RQSP

The sentence reads:

When next needed, it is soaked in fresh water and reboiled, but for some reason the water must be fresh, and water which for several days in a bamboo has been standing contained is no use.

R is the main clause after the opening when phrase. Q opens the contrast with but, S completes it and begins a relative clause, and P supplies the adverbial that clause needs before the closing verb.

Answer: C

Correct answer: RPSQ

The sentence reads:

Some tomato ketchup manufacturers who are very hygiene-conscious require the fruits to be soaked for about five minutes.

R is the subject and P a relative clause describing it, so the two must stay together. S then gives the main verb and Q completes the passive infinitive.