are often rooted (P) the causes (Q) of extreme poverty (R) in the inequalities of social systems (S) The correct sequence should be
- (a)QRPS
- (b)QRSP
- (c)SRQP
- (d)SRPQ
Correct — A, QRPS. Reassembled, the parts read 'The causes (Q) of extreme poverty (R) are often rooted (P) in the inequalities of social systems (S).' Q is the subject, R modifies it, P is the verb, and S completes 'rooted in', so the order is QRPS.
- (b)QRSP — Placing S before P splits 'rooted in' and leaves the verb 'are often rooted' stranded at the end with nothing following it.
- (c)SRQP — Opening with S ('in the inequalities of social systems') begins mid-phrase on 'in' and buries the subject 'the causes'.
- (d)SRPQ — Opening with S has the same faulty mid-phrase start, and it ends on Q ('the causes'), leaving the subject stranded at the close.
A sentence-ordering (parajumble) item — the four labelled parts must be arranged so that subject, verb and modifiers follow in one grammatical, meaningful order.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence: (P) a letter (Q) she wrote (R) her old friend (S) to.
- (a)QPSR
- (b)PQRS
- (c)SQPR
- (d)RPQS
Answer(a) QPSR — 'She wrote a letter to her old friend.'
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence: (P) the experiment (Q) the scientist (R) to the students (S) explained.
- (a)SPQR
- (b)PQRS
- (c)RQSP
- (d)QSPR
Answer(d) QSPR — 'The scientist explained the experiment to the students.'