Rearrange the segments P, Q, R and S to form a coherent sentence, then choose the correct order. (P) living in Russia (Q) country immediately (R) Ukraine has urged its citizens (S) to leave the
- (a)SPRQ
- (b)RPSQ
- (c)RSQP
- (d)PRSQ
Correct — B, RPSQ. Reading R-P-S-Q gives 'Ukraine has urged its citizens living in Russia to leave the country immediately.' R is the main clause, P ('living in Russia') is the participle phrase that describes 'its citizens' and must sit right after it, S opens the infinitive 'to leave the', and Q completes it with 'country immediately'.
- (a)SPRQ — S ('to leave the') is an incomplete infinitive fragment and cannot open the sentence; the subject-and-verb clause R must come first.
- (c)RSQP — It places the participle P ('living in Russia') at the very end, where it dangles — 'living in Russia' must directly follow 'its citizens' it describes, not trail after 'immediately'.
- (d)PRSQ — P ('living in Russia') is a participle phrase with no subject and cannot begin the sentence; R must lead so P can modify 'its citizens'.
A sentence-ordering item where a participle phrase must sit next to the noun it describes and the infinitive of purpose closes the sentence.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange to form a coherent sentence: (P) working abroad (Q) the office soon (R) the firm has asked its staff (S) to return to
- (a)RPSQ
- (b)SPRQ
- (c)PRSQ
- (d)RSQP
Answer(a) RPSQ — 'The firm has asked its staff working abroad to return to the office soon.'
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange to form a coherent sentence: (P) stranded on the hill (Q) the area at once (R) the police advised the trekkers (S) to leave
- (a)RPSQ
- (b)SPRQ
- (c)PRSQ
- (d)RSQP
Answer(a) RPSQ — 'The police advised the trekkers stranded on the hill to leave the area at once.'