Rearrange the jumbled parts to form a coherent sentence. P: relieve nausea, pain and stress; Q: aromatherapy may also help; R: using lavender oil on their skin; S: but patients are cautioned against

Correct — C, Q P S R. Read in order the parts form 'Aromatherapy may also help relieve nausea, pain and stress but patients are cautioned against using lavender oil on their skin.' Q opens with the subject ('aromatherapy may also help'), P completes the verb phrase ('relieve nausea, pain and stress'), S introduces the contrast with 'but patients are cautioned against', and R supplies the gerund it governs ('using lavender oil on their skin').

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  R Q P S — Beginning with R ('using lavender oil on their skin') leaves the gerund with no verb before it and strands the warning clause S at the very end.
• (b)
  S Q P R — Opening with the contrast marker 'but' in S makes no sense before any statement has been made.
• (d)
  R P S Q — Starts with the dangling gerund R and buries the subject clause Q at the end, breaking the sentence apart.

A jumbled-sentence item: the subject clause and its verb come first, then the contrast marker 'but' introduces the caution that governs the final gerund.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Arrange: P: reduce blood pressure; Q: meditation can also help; R: practising it without guidance; S: but beginners are warned against

  • (a)Q P S R
  • (b)R Q P S
  • (c)S Q P R
  • (d)P R S Q
  Answer(a) Q P S R — 'Meditation can also help reduce blood pressure but beginners are warned against practising it without guidance.'
• practice — not a real PYQ

  Arrange: P: ease muscle pain; Q: physiotherapy may also help; R: doing the exercises too fast; S: but patients are advised against

  • (a)Q P S R
  • (b)S P Q R
  • (c)R P Q S
  • (d)P Q S R
  Answer(a) Q P S R — 'Physiotherapy may also help ease muscle pain but patients are advised against doing the exercises too fast.'