Question

Some parts of the sentence given below have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark your answer in the options

The clothes were sent by mistake to my father who was very much surprised that I ordered
P Q R S
Which one of the following is the correct sequence?

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

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

S-P-Q-R

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with the first line. It must be a continuation or extension of the first line.

S is first in the sequence: S is the only phrase that connects with the first line. Thus, the line becomes 'The clothes that I ordered'.

S is followed by P: P tells us what happened next. It says that the clothes the subject ordered were sent by mistake.

P is followed by Q: Q continues by telling us who they were sent to. It says that they were sent by mistake to the subject's father.

Q is followed by R: R tells us how the father reacted on receiving the subject's clothes. It says that the father was very much surprised.

Finally, the correct sentence is 'The clothes that I ordered were sent by mistake to my father who was very much surprised'.

Thus, the correct sequence is S P Q R. Hence, D is the correct option.