The parts of the sentence below have been jumbled and labelled P, Q, R and S. Rearrange them to form a coherent sentence. (P) several years ago, (Q) course on climate change at Texas A&M University (R) Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory (S) for freshmen and sophomores
- (a)P R Q S
- (b)Q R P S
- (c)S Q R P
- (d)P Q R S
Correct — A, P R Q S. The sentence opens with the time phrase P ('several years ago,'), then the subject and verb in R ('Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory'), which needs its object Q ('course on climate change at Texas A&M University'), and closes with S ('for freshmen and sophomores'): 'Several years ago, Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory course on climate change at Texas A&M University for freshmen and sophomores.'
- (b)Q R P S — Opening with Q ('course on climate change...') leaves the noun with no subject or article before it, and P ('several years ago,') cannot follow the university name, so no clause forms.
- (d)P Q R S — P then Q gives 'several years ago, course on climate change...' with no verb, and R ('created an introductory') then dangles without the object it introduces.
A jumbled-sentence item — the time adverbial leads, the subject-verb-object core follows, and the beneficiary phrase closes.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Rearrange to form a coherent sentence — (P) a letter (Q) to her friend (R) she wrote (S) last night
- (a)R P Q S
- (b)P Q R S
- (c)S R P Q
- (d)R Q P S
Answer(a) R P Q S — 'She wrote a letter to her friend last night.'
- practice — not a real PYQ
Rearrange to form a coherent sentence — (P) every evening (Q) in the park (R) the children play (S) near our house
- (a)R Q S P
- (b)P R Q S
- (c)R P Q S
- (d)Q S R P
Answer(a) R Q S P — 'The children play in the park near our house every evening.'