The parts of the sentence below have been jumbled and labelled P, Q, R and S. Rearrange them to form a coherent sentence. (P) are now used by more than a thousand firms (Q) and are growing in popularity (R) in the United States and Europe (S) gain sharing-plans
- (a)P R Q S
- (b)Q R P S
- (c)P R S Q
- (d)S P R Q
Correct — D, S P R Q. S ('gain sharing-plans') is the subject, P ('are now used by more than a thousand firms') its verb phrase, R ('in the United States and Europe') fixes the location, and Q ('and are growing in popularity') adds the second predicate, so the full line reads 'Gain sharing-plans are now used by more than a thousand firms in the United States and Europe and are growing in popularity.'
- (a)P R Q S — Beginning with 'are now used...' leaves the verb with no subject, and S ('gain sharing-plans') — the noun the sentence is about — is stranded at the end.
- (b)Q R P S — 'And are growing in popularity' cannot open a sentence, since 'and' needs a preceding clause to join.
A jumbled-sentence item — the plural subject 'gain sharing-plans' must lead the two 'are ...' predicates.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Rearrange to form a coherent sentence — (P) the ancient manuscript (Q) in a glass case (R) the museum displayed (S) for all to see
- (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 — 'The museum displayed the ancient manuscript in a glass case for all to see.'
- practice — not a real PYQ
Rearrange to form a coherent sentence — (P) despite the heavy rain (Q) reached the office (R) she (S) on time
- (a)P R Q S
- (b)R P Q S
- (c)S R Q P
- (d)P Q R S
Answer(a) P R Q S — 'Despite the heavy rain, she reached the office on time.'