and should shift the way P / are certainly very important, Q / we think about politics R / the issues raised by feminists and multiculturalists S
- (a)RPQS
- (b)RSPQ
- (c)SPQR
- (d)SQPR
Correct — D, SQPR. Put in order the sentence reads 'The issues raised by feminists and multiculturalists (S) are certainly very important, (Q) and should shift the way (P) we think about politics (R).' S is the plural subject that the plural verb 'are' in Q needs, the comma at the end of Q closes the first predicate, and the 'and' opening P begins the second predicate, which is completed by the clause in R.
- (a)RPQS — 'We think about politics' is a complete clause, but it makes no sense as the opening, and this order also cuts 'the way' off from the clause that explains it.
- (b)RSPQ — This puts the subject second and leaves 'are certainly very important' at the very end, separated from the noun it should describe.
- (c)SPQR — Joining P to S gives 'the issues and should shift the way', which supplies a second verb before the first one has appeared.
A sentence-ordering item with a compound predicate, where one subject carries two verbs joined by 'and'.
Subject and verb agreement points the way, since the plural verb 'are' needs the plural subject 'the issues', so S must precede Q. The 'and' at the start of P then marks it as the second verb of that same subject, and the noun 'the way' at the end of P demands the clause in R.
- Attaching the second verb to the subject before the first verb has been placed.
- Letting a full clause such as 'we think about politics' open the sentence just because it reads smoothly on its own.
Asked as an ordering-of-words item — choose the correct sequence of P, Q, R and S.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence — (P) and deserve wider attention (Q) the reports filed by the committee (R) are detailed and accurate, (S) from every state government
- (a)QRPS
- (b)PQRS
- (c)SRQP
- (d)RQPS
Answer(a) QRPS — 'The reports filed by the committee are detailed and accurate, and deserve wider attention from every state government.'
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence — (P) the way we travel (Q) cheap air fares have changed (R) within the country (S) over the last decade
- (a)PQRS
- (b)QPRS
- (c)RSQP
- (d)SQPR
Answer(b) QPRS — 'Cheap air fares have changed the way we travel within the country over the last decade.'