NDA (I) 2024 General Ability Test · Question 34 of 146

Correct — C, SRQP. Reading S-R-Q-P gives 'All students have been instructed to be present before the Principal for a discussion on the forthcoming science and mathematics exhibition.' S is the subject with its passive verb, R gives the infinitive of purpose, Q adds the reason ending in the adjective 'forthcoming', and P names the noun 'forthcoming' modifies.

• (a)SQPR — S opens correctly, but placing Q ('for a discussion on the forthcoming') straight after it breaks the 'instructed to be present' link and strands the infinitive-of-purpose R ('to be present before the Principal') at the very end. R must follow S directly.
• (b)RPQS — Opens with R ('to be present before the Principal'), a bare infinitive fragment with no subject. The passive subject clause S ('all students have been instructed') must open the notice; here it is pushed to the end.
• (d)QPRS — Opens with Q ('for a discussion on the forthcoming'), a prepositional fragment ending in the dangling adjective 'forthcoming' and carrying no subject. The subject S must lead, not close the sentence.

A sentence-ordering item where the passive opener S leads to the infinitive R, and the adjective 'forthcoming' at the end of Q must be followed by its noun P.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Arrange to form a coherent sentence: (P) at the local market (Q) the farmer sold (R) yesterday (S) his crops

  • (a)QSPR
  • (b)SQPR
  • (c)QSRP
  • (d)SPQR

  Answer(a) QSPR — 'The farmer sold his crops at the local market yesterday.'

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Arrange to form a coherent sentence: (P) because it was raining (Q) we could not (R) very heavily (S) go out

  • (a)QSPR
  • (b)SQPR
  • (c)QSRP
  • (d)QPSR

  Answer(a) QSPR — 'We could not go out because it was raining very heavily.'