Question

Hardly had my brother descended from the plane (P) when the people (Q) waved and cheered (R) who had come to receive him (S) from the lounge
The proper sequence should be

• A. P Q R S
• B. R S P Q
• C. R P Q S
• D. P R S Q

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

P R S Q

The structure of sentences that begin with 'hardly' are: 'hardly had + clause + when + clause.
From the parts of the sentence, P follows the first part as 'when' indicates the beginning of a new clause.
R follows P as the relative pronoun 'who' in "who had come..." refers to the noun "people". The relative pronoun immediately follows the noun that it relates to.
S follows R as the words "from the lounge" indicate the place the people came out from.
Q follows S as the words "waved and cheered" indicate the action performed by the people who had come from the lounge.
Hence the correct sequence is PRSQ, as mentioned in D.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they do not contain the logical sequence.