ORDERING SENTENCES 1

Directions: In each of the following items, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark it in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. Her mother
P: when she was at school
Q: often failed to pay Madhu’s fees
R: who died at an early age
S: after the death of the father
The proper sequence should be:
(a) Q S R P (b) S R P Q
(c) S R Q P (d) Q P S R

2. I told my friend
P: on the first of April
Q: that I was going to Germany
R: whom I met at Nagpur
S: at a Conference in January.
The proper sequence should be:
(a) Q S R P (b) R S Q P
(c) R P Q S (d) Q P R S

3. A magician
P: failed to satisfy the students
Q: who was invited to the college
R: the old tricks to them
S: when he showed
The proper sequence should be:
(a) Q S R P (b) S P R Q
(c) S R P Q (d) Q P S R

4. On seeing the tiger
P: the lamb
Q: began to cry
R: which had lost its mother
S: and tried to run away
The proper sequence should be:
(a) P Q R S (b) P R Q S
(c) P Q S R (d) P R S Q

5. The primitive people
P: that all natural events
Q: who believed
R: were ignorant of the physical world
S: were caused by some power
The proper sequence should be:
(a) Q R P S (b) R P Q S
(c) Q P S R (d) R Q P S


6. A typical Prakash Padukone day
P: or even a game of tennis
Q: starts off
R: on some days
S: with an early morning jog.
The proper sequence should be
(a) RPSQ (b) RSQP
(c) QSRP (d) QSPR

7. The Collector said that the
P: supply of water for irrigation
Q: dams should receive water
R: up to a particular level
S: to ensure uninterrupted
The proper sequence should be
(a) SPRQ (b) QRSP
(c) RQSP (d) SRPQ



8. As we all know
P: a legislation
Q: needs the assent of the President
R: passed by the houses of the Parliament
S: to become law
The proper sequence should be
(a) SPQR (b) PRQS
(c) PQSR (d) RSQP

9. during routine, investigation
P: other Harappan sites
Q: archaeologists discovered artifacts
R: that perfectly matched.
S: remains from
The proper sequence should be
(a) QRSP (b) PRQS
(c) PQSR (d) RSQP

10. Village and small industries while requiring limited capital
P: can provide
Q: a variety of goods for consumption
R: and produce
S: employment to large numbers.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PQRS (b) PRQS
(c) PSRQ (d) PRSQ

11. The natives of the Caribbean
P: regarded the papaya
Q: because of its ability
R: as a magic tree
S: to keep them healthy.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PRQS (b) RPQS
(c) PRSQ (d) RPSQ


12. The Indian woman wants
P: in a male dominated society
Q: as an equal partner
R: and it is not too much to demand
S: her rightful place
The proper sequence should be
(a) SRPQ (b) RSQP
(c) SQPR (d) QPSR

13. This is a letter
P: from a young lady
Q: who was lately wounded in a duel
R: written in the most passionate terms
S: wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman.
The proper sequence should be:
(a) RPSQ (b) PRSQ
(c) RPQS (d) PRQS

14. It is
P: for a man
Q: when he accompanies a lady
R: an accepted custom
S: to open the door.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PSQR (b) PSRQ
(c) RPSQ (d) RPQS

15. We
P: agreed with
Q: the manner in which you said it
R: but we objected to
S: what you said.
The proper sequence should be:
(a) PSQR (b) SPQR
(c) SPRQ (d) PSRQ

16. The Buddha
P: who had
Q: set views
R: was opposed to all those
S: or closed system of thought
The proper sequence should be:
(a) P Q R S (b) R P Q S
(c) P Q S R (d) S R P Q

17. The doctor’s offer
P: not only saved Julie
Q: but enabled her to blossom into a happy woman
R: from the jaws of death
S: of marriage.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PSQR (b) PQRS
(c) SPQR (d) SPRQ

18. Towards midnight

P: so that the sky was lighted with
Q: and the clouds drifted away
R: the rain creased
S: the incredible lamp of stars.
The proper sequence should be:
(a) RPQS (b) SQPR
(c) RQPS (d) SPQR

19. The effectiveness of a film
P: the needs of the audience
Q: is judged by
R: and by its relation to
S: its theme.
The proper sequence should be:
(a) PSQR (b) QRPS
(c) PQRS (d) QSRP

20. Only
P: to make himself
Q: by shouting at the top of his voice
R: was he able
S: heard.
The proper sequence should be:
(a) QRPS (b) PSQR
(c) QPRS (d) PSRQ


A N S W E R

1. (d)
2. (b)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (c)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (c)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (c)
13. (b)
14. (c)
15. (d)
16. (b)
17. (d)
18. (c)
19. (d)
20. (a)