SSC CGL 2024 Tier-I · 25 September 2024, Shift 2 · English Comprehension · Question 2 of 99

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Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P- for a Q- exercise daily R- one must S- good body

(a)PRSQ
(b)PQRS
(c)PRQS
(d)RQPS

Answer

Why

Correct — D. Rule: a modal takes the bare infinitive, and a purpose phrase closes the sentence.

R- one must — the subject and its modal open the clause.
Q- exercise daily — the bare verb the modal demands, with its adverb.
P- for a — a preposition and article, so a noun phrase must follow at once.
S- good body — the noun phrase that completes P.

RQPS reads: One must exercise daily for a good body — option (d).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
PRSQ — PRSQ leaves 'for a' with no noun after it — 'one must' comes next — and it wedges 'good body' between the modal must and the bare infinitive 'exercise daily' that has to follow it.
(b)
PQRS — PQRS puts the purpose phrase first and then splits one must from the verb it governs, leaving the modal with no bare infinitive after it.
(c)
PRQS — PRQS again orphans for a from good body, placing a whole clause between the article and its noun. No English sentence opens on an incomplete prepositional phrase.

Concept

Parts-jumble items are solved by joining the fragments that cannot stand apart, not by hunting for the nicest meaning.

Two joins settle this one. for a is a preposition plus an article, so the very next part has to be a noun phrase, and only good body qualifies. That locks P before S.

must is a modal, so the verb after it must be bare — exercise, not exercises or exercising. That locks R before Q.

With two blocks fixed, the only remaining question is which block comes first, and a purpose phrase follows the action it explains.

Test a candidate order by reading it aloud in full. Three of the four options break at the point where for a has no noun after it.

Key facts

A modal verb such as must, can or should is followed by the bare infinitive.
A preposition and article, like for a, must be completed by a noun phrase immediately.
A purpose adjunct beginning with for normally sits at the end of a simple sentence.

Study next

Locking preposition-and-article fragments before ordering anything elseJumble items whose parts are whole clauses rather than fragmentsModal plus bare infinitive, including had better and would rather

Common traps

Choosing an order that carries the right meaning while leaving for a without its noun
Assuming the option beginning with P is right because P is listed first in the stem

The parts arrive already labelled and the options are letter strings, so the work is joining the fragments that cannot stand apart.

The same build, with five fragments instead of four, is asked 10 Sep 2024, 12:30, English Q.15 — O- delicious, R- she, Q- a, P- baked, S- chocolate cake, keyed RPQOS.

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