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 from the options.

The judge (P)when he was presented in court (Q)sentenced the prisoner to life imprisonment (R)by the police (S)on a charge of murder

The correct sequence should be

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

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Q-P-R-S

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.

Q is first in the sequence: Q is the only phrase that connects with the first line. Thus, the line becomes 'the judge sentenced the prisoner to life'.

Q is followed by P: P tells us when he was sentenced. It says that the prisoner was sentenced to life when he was presented in court.

P is followed by R: R continues by telling us who presented him. It says that he was presented in the court by the police.

R is followed by S: S continues by telling us why the police presented him. It says that he was presented in court by the police on a charge of murder.

Finally, the corrected sentence is 'The judge sentenced the prisoner to life when he was presented in court by the police on a charge of murder'.

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