Rearranging the Parts of a Sentence in CUET English

AnswerA · RQSP

1. R has the subject and the verb: the keeper "climbed". Climbed what? Q gives "the narrow stairs".

2. The stairs "wound" where? S says "up the tower". P says why he climbed, so it ends the sentence.

3. So the order is RQSP: "The old lighthouse keeper climbed the narrow stairs that wound up the tower every evening to light the great lamp."

AnswerB · SRQP

1. S gives the subject and the verb: "my grandmother keeps". Keeps what? R: "a small notebook in which".

2. "In which" must be followed by a subject and a verb: Q "she writes down". Writes down what? P.

3. So the order is SRQP: "My grandmother keeps a small notebook in which she writes down every recipe she has ever cooked."

AnswerC · RQPS

1. R ends on "was", which needs the rest of its verb: Q "delayed by three hours because".

2. "Because" needs a clause with a subject: P "a tree had fallen across". Across what? S.

3. So the order is RQPS: "The train to Jaipur was delayed by three hours because a tree had fallen across the tracks near Alwar."

AnswerD · PRSQ

1. P has the subject, Ravi, and what he did. R says for how long, then starts a purpose with "so that".

2. "So that" needs a subject and a verb after it: S "he could buy his sister". Buy her what? Q.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "Ravi saved his pocket money for six months so that he could buy his sister a bicycle for her birthday."

AnswerC · QRPS

1. Q is the subject. R gives the verb "has" and ends on "full of", which needs a noun.

2. P gives that noun, "old coins", and "were found" is followed by "by" to say who found them: S.

3. So the order is QRPS: "The museum in our town has a room full of old coins that were found by farmers ploughing their fields."

AnswerA · RPQS

1. R ends with a comma, so a main clause follows it: P "make sure that you have".

2. "You have" needs a past form of a verb: Q "switched off the fan". S begins with "and", so it adds a second job to the first.

3. So the order is RPQS: "Before you leave the house, make sure that you have switched off the fan and locked the back door."

AnswerD · PRSQ

1. P has the subject and the verb. R says where, and "where" must be followed by a clause.

2. S starts that clause, "snakes and cats cannot", and "cannot" needs a verb: Q "reach their eggs".

3. So the order is PRSQ: "Most birds build their nests high in the trees where snakes and cats cannot reach their eggs."

AnswerB · RPSQ

1. "So tired" begins a "so ... that" pair. R opens with the subject and "so tired after".

2. P finishes "after the long walk home" and brings "that". S says what happened, and "before" needs Q, "dinner was ready".

3. So the order is RPSQ: "Neha was so tired after the long walk home that she fell asleep before dinner was ready."

AnswerA · RQPS

1. R has the subject and verb, and "gave me" needs what was given: Q "the wrong change".

2. "So" brings the result. P "I went back and" needs a second action after "and": S.

3. So the order is RQPS: "The shopkeeper gave me the wrong change, so I went back and showed him the coins."

AnswerB · RQSP

1. R has the subject and the verb, and "ran out" is followed by "of" and a place: Q.

2. "As soon as" needs a clause: S "the bell rang for", and "for" needs what the bell rang for: P.

3. So the order is RQSP: "The children ran out of the classroom as soon as the bell rang for the lunch break."

AnswerD · PQSR

1. P ends on "wants to", which needs a verb: Q "become a doctor because".

2. "Because" needs a clause: S "he likes helping". Helping whom? R.

3. So the order is PQSR: "My brother wants to become a doctor because he likes helping people who are unwell."

AnswerA · SRQP

1. S has the subject and the verb. Sold what, and where? R.

2. Q adds a second action with "and", ending on "a new", which needs a noun: P "pair of shoes".

3. So the order is SRQP: "The farmer sold his mangoes at the market and bought a new pair of shoes for his son."

AnswerA · RQSP

1. R "could not play" needs what they could not play: Q "cricket in the park".

2. S gives the reason, and P finishes it: "all night and the ground was wet".

3. So the order is RQSP: "We could not play cricket in the park because it had rained all night and the ground was wet."

AnswerD · QRSP

1. Q has the subject and the verb. "Asked" is followed by the people asked: R "the students to write".

2. Write what? S "a short essay on", and "on" needs a topic: P.

3. So the order is QRSP: "The teacher asked the students to write a short essay on their favourite festival."

AnswerC · QRSP

1. Q begins the condition with "if", and R ends it with a comma and starts the result: "it will".

2. "Will" needs a verb: S "grow tall and", and "and" brings the second result: P.

3. So the order is QRSP: "If you water the plant every morning, it will grow tall and give you flowers by spring."

AnswerB · SRPQ

1. S says what there is, and R says where it is.

2. P describes the shop with "that sells", ending on "the best", which needs a noun: Q "samosas".

3. So the order is SRPQ: "There is a small shop at the end of our lane that sells the best samosas in town."

AnswerC · PSQR

1. P has the subject and the verb. Knocked where? S "on the door twice but".

2. "But" brings the contrast: Q "nobody answered". R says why.

3. So the order is PSQR: "The postman knocked on the door twice but nobody answered because the family was away."

AnswerD · QRSP

1. Q has the subject and the verb. Practises what? R "the sitar for an hour".

2. S says when, and "after" needs a clause: P.

3. So the order is QRSP: "My sister practises the sitar for an hour every evening after she finishes her homework."

AnswerD · PRSQ

1. P has the subject and the verb. Hid where? R, which ends on "so that", a purpose.

2. "So that" needs a clause: S "her brother would not", and "would not" needs a verb: Q.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "The little girl hid behind the curtain so that her brother would not find her during the game."

AnswerB · QRPS

1. Q ends on "picks", which is completed by "us up": R "us up at seven and".

2. "And" brings a second action: P "drops us back", and S says when.

3. So the order is QRPS: "Our school bus picks us up at seven and drops us back at two in the afternoon."

AnswerC · QRSP

1. Q has the subject and the verb, and "told my uncle" is followed by "to" and what to do: R.

2. S says how often and adds a second instruction with "and to", which needs a verb: P.

3. So the order is QRSP: "The doctor told my uncle to walk for thirty minutes every day and to eat less sugar."

AnswerB · QPSR

1. Q has the subject and the verb. Stuck where? P "in the branches of", and "of" needs a noun: S.

2. R says where the tree stands, so it follows the tree.

3. So the order is QPSR: "The kite got stuck in the branches of the tall neem tree near our house."

AnswerA · RPSQ

1. R has the subject and the verb. Added what? P "a pinch of salt to", and "to" needs a noun: S "the dal before".

2. "Before" is followed by an -ing word here: Q "serving it to the guests".

3. So the order is RPSQ: "The cook added a pinch of salt to the dal before serving it to the guests."

AnswerD · PQSR

1. P says when and gives the subject, and Q gives the verb and ends on "and".

2. "And" brings the next action: S "then takes us", and R says where.

3. So the order is PQSR: "Every Sunday, my father washes his scooter and then takes us to the market for vegetables."

AnswerA · QPRS

1. Q ends on "bring", which needs what was forgotten: P "my umbrella,". Then "so I" brings the result.

2. R gives "I" its verb, "got completely wet on", and "on" needs a noun: S.

3. So the order is QPRS: "I forgot to bring my umbrella, so I got completely wet on the way to the station."

AnswerD · QSPR

1. Q is the subject, and S gives its verb, "snatch food from", which needs whom.

2. P "visitors who are not", and "are not" needs a word to describe them: R "careful".

3. So the order is QSPR: "The monkeys in the park snatch food from visitors who are not careful with their bags."

AnswerB · QPSR

1. Q is the first clause, and P says when, ending on "so", which brings a result.

2. S is that result, "we had to come back", and R says when.

3. So the order is QPSR: "The shop was closed when we reached, so we had to come back the next morning."

AnswerD · QRSP

1. Q ends on "fresh", which needs a noun: R "vegetables from the farmers".

2. S says which farmers with "who come to our colony", and P says when they come.

3. So the order is QRSP: "My mother buys fresh vegetables from the farmers who come to our colony every Saturday morning."

AnswerB · RQSP

1. R has the subject and the verb, and "as soon as the" begins the time clause: Q.

2. S completes "the lights went out", and P says when.

3. So the order is RQSP: "The baby started crying as soon as the lights went out during the storm."

AnswerC · QPRS

1. Q has the subject and the verb. Cleaned what? P, which ends on "and".

2. "And" brings a second action: R "planted twenty", and "twenty" needs a noun: S.

3. So the order is QPRS: "The students cleaned the whole playground and planted twenty saplings along the wall."

AnswerA · SQPR

1. S has the subject and the verb. Sat where? Q.

2. P says what he was doing, and "to" needs whom he fed: R.

3. So the order is SQPR: "The old man sat on a bench in the park feeding grains to the pigeons around him."

AnswerD · QSRP

1. Q is the subject, and S gives its verb with "so much", the start of a "so ... that" pair.

2. R brings "that" and the result's subject, and P gives its verb.

3. So the order is QSRP: "The price of onions has gone up so much that many families have stopped buying them."

AnswerD · QRSP

1. Q is a request, and "switch off" needs what: R "your mobile phones before".

2. "Before" needs a clause: S "you enter", and "enter" needs a place: P.

3. So the order is QRSP: "Please switch off your mobile phones before you enter the examination hall."

AnswerA · RPSQ

1. R has the subject and the verb, and P says how far.

2. S completes "home from school", then "and" brings a second action: Q.

3. So the order is RPSQ: "The puppy followed me all the way home from school and waited outside the gate."

AnswerC · RSPQ

1. R has the subject and the verb, and "allows" is followed by who and "to": S "each student to borrow".

2. Borrow what? P "two books at a time", and Q says for how long.

3. So the order is RSPQ: "The library allows each student to borrow two books at a time for two weeks."

AnswerB · PRSQ

1. P is the subject with a "who" clause about him, closed by a comma. R gives his verb, "has flown to".

2. "To" needs a place: S "more than forty countries", and Q says over what time.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "My uncle, who is a pilot, has flown to more than forty countries in the last ten years."

AnswerD · QRPS

1. Q has the subject and the verb. Dropped what, and where? R.

2. "Until" begins a clause: P "the water rose", and S says how high.

3. So the order is QRPS: "The clever crow dropped small stones into the pot until the water rose high enough to drink."

AnswerA · RPQS

1. R has the subject and the verb, and P says when it happened.

2. Q adds what followed with "and", and "wear" needs an object: S.

3. So the order is RPQS: "Rahul broke his arm while playing football and had to wear a plaster for a month."

AnswerB · QPSR

1. Q has the subject and the verb, and "tells us" needs what: P "a story every night".

2. "Before" begins a clause: S "we go", and "go" needs where: R "to sleep".

3. So the order is QPSR: "Grandfather tells us a story every night before we go to sleep."

AnswerC · RPSQ

1. R has the subject and the verb. Shouted what? P.

2. To whom? S "to everyone who walked", and "walked" is followed by where: Q "past his cart".

3. So the order is RPSQ: "The fruit seller shouted the prices of his mangoes to everyone who walked past his cart."

AnswerA · RQPS

1. R begins the subject and a clause about it: "that my aunt". Q gives that clause its verb, "brought from Kolkata".

2. Then the subject's own verb: P "were finished", and S says how fast.

3. So the order is RQPS: "The sweets that my aunt brought from Kolkata were finished within a day."

AnswerB · QPRS

1. Q begins a request, and "do not" needs a verb: P "throw plastic bags into".

2. "Into" needs a place: R "the river", then "because they" begins the reason. S gives its verb.

3. So the order is QPRS: "Please do not throw plastic bags into the river because they harm the fish."

AnswerD · PRSQ

1. P has the subject and the verb. R says when, and "for" needs a length of time: S "a month before".

2. "Before" needs an event: Q "the final match".

3. So the order is PRSQ: "The team practised every evening for a month before the final match."

AnswerC · RSQP

1. R is the subject, and S gives its verb, ending on "from", which needs a place.

2. Q is that place, and P says where the well is.

3. So the order is RSQP: "Many people in the village still draw water from the old well near the temple."

AnswerB · QPRS

1. Q is the main clause, and "as soon as I" begins a time clause: P.

2. "I" needs its verb: R "reach home", and S says when.

3. So the order is QPRS: "I will call you as soon as I reach home tonight."

AnswerC · SQRP

1. S has the subject and the verb. Pulled what, and where? Q.

2. "And" brings a second action: R "spread his nets", and P says what for.

3. So the order is SQRP: "The fisherman pulled his boat onto the sand and spread his nets out to dry in the sun."

AnswerD · QSPR

1. Q has the subject and the verb. Locks what, and when? S.

2. P says how often and brings "and", and R adds the second action.

3. So the order is QSPR: "The watchman locks the gate at ten every night and opens it at six."

AnswerB · QPRS

1. Q has the subject and the verb. Lent what? P.

2. R gives the reason, and "had" needs an object: S.

3. So the order is QPRS: "My friend lent me his bicycle for a day because mine had a flat tyre."

AnswerD · PRQS

1. P ends on "remain", which needs a word that says how: R "closed on Monday".

2. Q gives the reason with "because of the", and "the" needs a noun: S.

3. So the order is PRQS: "The school will remain closed on Monday because of the local elections."

AnswerC · PSRQ

1. P has the subject and the verb. Ate what? S "all the flowers in", and "in" needs a place: R.

2. R ends on "while", which needs a clause: Q.

3. So the order is PSRQ: "The goat ate all the flowers in our garden while we were at the market."

AnswerB · PRSQ

1. P ends on "was", which needs a word to describe: R "shy at first but".

2. "But" brings the change: S "soon made friends with", and "with" needs whom: Q.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "The new student was shy at first but soon made friends with everyone in the class."

AnswerA · PSQR

1. P begins the "so ... that" pair with "so heavy", and S brings "that" and the result's subject.

2. Q gives "the streets" their verb, and R says how fast.

3. So the order is PSQR: "The rain was so heavy that the streets turned into rivers within an hour."

AnswerB · RPSQ

1. R ends on "all", which needs a noun: P "your letters in a box".

2. S begins a clause about the box, and "my grandfather" needs a verb: Q "made for me".

3. So the order is RPSQ: "I have kept all your letters in a box that my grandfather made for me."

AnswerC · PRQS

1. P is a request, and R begins a condition: "if you do not", which needs a verb.

2. Q gives that verb, "understand any part of", and "of" needs a noun: S.

3. So the order is PRQS: "Ask your teacher if you do not understand any part of the lesson."

AnswerC · RPSQ

1. R ends with "that", which must be followed by a whole clause. Its subject is P, "people who sleep less than".

2. "Less than" needs an amount: S "six hours a night". Its verb "catch" needs an object: Q "colds".

3. So the order is RPSQ: "Scientists have found that people who sleep less than six hours a night catch colds more often than others."

AnswerD · QRSP

1. "Hardly had ... when" is a fixed pair: Q begins it, and R brings the "when" part.

2. S adds a second event with "and". "Asked" needs to say whom: P "the players".

3. So the order is QRSP: "Hardly had the match begun when dark clouds rolled in and the umpires asked the players to leave the field."

AnswerB · QPRS

1. "The more ..., the less ..." is a fixed pair. Q begins with "the more", and P says practise what, ending on "in front of", which needs a noun.

2. R gives that noun, "others", then the comma and the second half, "the less nervous". S gives that half its subject and verb.

3. So the order is QPRS: "The more you practise speaking in front of others, the less nervous you will feel on the day."

AnswerD · RSPQ

1. "Not only did" is followed by a subject and a plain verb: R "not only did the flood", then S "destroy the crops".

2. "Not only" is answered by "but ... also": S brings "but it", and P "also washed away". Washed away what? Q.

3. So the order is RSPQ: "Not only did the flood destroy the crops, but it also washed away the only bridge to the village."

AnswerC · QRSP

1. Q names the subject, "the letter", and begins a clause about it: "that my father". R finishes that clause: "had posted a month earlier".

2. Then the letter's own verb comes: S "finally reached my uncle". P begins with "who", which describes the uncle, so it follows him.

3. So the order is QRSP: "The letter that my father had posted a month earlier finally reached my uncle, who lives in a village without a post office."

AnswerB · RSPQ

1. "Although" begins a clause that needs a main clause after a comma. R gives "although the road was", and S finishes it: "full of potholes,".

2. S ends on "the bus", and P completes "the bus driver", the main subject, with his verb. Q begins with "and", adding what he did next.

3. So the order is RSPQ: "Although the road was full of potholes, the bus driver kept to his time and reached the city by noon."

AnswerA · QRSP

1. "It was only after ... that ..." is a fixed frame. Q opens it, and "after" needs an event: R "the doctor explained the risks".

2. S brings the "that" part with the main event, and "agreed" needs "to" and a verb: P.

3. So the order is QRSP: "It was only after the doctor explained the risks that my grandfather agreed to give up smoking."

AnswerD · RSQP

1. R names the subject, "the festival", and opens a "which" clause about it: "which is held".

2. S finishes that clause, and its comma closes it. Then the festival's own verb: Q "draws visitors from", and P says from where.

3. So the order is RSQP: "The festival, which is held every year in March, draws visitors from all over the country."

AnswerB · QPRS

1. Q is the main clause, and P says why: "for repairs,". The comma then brings a result: "forcing".

2. "Forcing" needs to say whom: R "thousands of commuters", then what they were forced to do: S.

3. So the order is QPRS: "The bridge was closed for repairs, forcing thousands of commuters to take a longer route."

AnswerC · PRSQ

1. P is the subject, and "wishes to" needs a verb: R "join the science club".

2. Then the subject's own verb: S "should give their name". Give it to whom, and by when? Q.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "Anyone who wishes to join the science club should give their name to the class teacher by Friday."

AnswerB · RSQP

1. R is the subject, "the book that you lent me", and S gives its verb with "so interesting that".

2. "So ... that" needs a result: Q "I read it", and P says how fast.

3. So the order is RSQP: "The book that you lent me was so interesting that I read it in a single night."

AnswerA · QPRS

1. "Neither ... nor" is a pair: Q begins it, and P completes it with the verb "knew".

2. Knew what? R "who had painted", and "painted" needs an object: S.

3. So the order is QPRS: "Neither the principal nor the teachers knew who had painted the wall outside the library."

AnswerA · RQSP

1. R ends on "should be", which needs the rest of the verb: Q "taken twice a day, after".

2. "After" needs a noun: S "meals,", and "with" needs what to take it with: P.

3. So the order is RQSP: "The medicine should be taken twice a day, after meals, with a full glass of water."

AnswerD · SRPQ

1. "Unless" begins a condition: S "unless you book", then what to book: R "the tickets today," with the main clause's subject, "you".

2. P gives that subject its verb, "may not get seats", and Q says on which train.

3. So the order is SRPQ: "Unless you book the tickets today, you may not get seats on the Diwali train."

AnswerC · PRSQ

1. P is an opening phrase with a comma, and it describes Meera, so R follows with her name and her verb.

2. Look after whom? S "her two brothers whenever", and "whenever" needs a clause: Q.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "Being the eldest, Meera had to look after her two brothers whenever her parents went to work."

AnswerB · PRSQ

1. P names the subject and opens a "which" clause about it. R finishes the clause, closed by a comma.

2. Then the river's own verb: S "had become a torrent", and Q says by when.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "The river, which was only a stream in May, had become a torrent by the end of July."

AnswerD · PRSQ

1. P names the subject, "the man who repaired", and R finishes that clause with what he repaired and when.

2. Then the man's own verb: S "has opened a shop", and Q says what it sells.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "The man who repaired our roof last year has opened a shop selling tiles and paint."

AnswerA · QPRS

1. "Instead of" needs an -ing word: Q "instead of taking", then taking what: P "the bus," followed by the main subject.

2. R gives the students their verb, and "walk" needs a place: S.

3. So the order is QPRS: "Instead of taking the bus, the students decided to walk to the museum together."

AnswerC · QPSR

1. Q "I have not seen" needs whom: P "my cousin since". "Since" is followed by a point in time or a clause.

2. S is that clause, "he moved to Pune", and R says when he moved.

3. So the order is QPSR: "I have not seen my cousin since he moved to Pune three years ago."

AnswerB · RSQP

1. A "whether" clause can be a subject: R begins it, and S gives the two choices.

2. Then the verb: Q "depends on how much", and "how much" needs a noun: P "leave my father gets".

3. So the order is RSQP: "Whether we go to the hills or the sea depends on how much leave my father gets."

AnswerC · SPRQ

1. S begins the subject with "the girl who won", and "won" needs an object: P "the chess tournament", then the girl's verb, "is".

2. R completes "is", and Q adds a second fact with "and".

3. So the order is SPRQ: "The girl who won the chess tournament is only eleven years old and has never had a coach."

AnswerA · RPSQ

1. "Despite" begins with a noun phrase and a comma: R. The main clause's subject follows: P.

2. S gives the verb and ends on "to", which needs a verb: Q "watch the evening aarti".

3. So the order is RPSQ: "Despite the heavy rain, thousands of people gathered at the ghat to watch the evening aarti."

AnswerD · QSRP

1. Q has the subject and the verb, and "explained" is followed by "how" and a clause: S.

2. "Would" needs a verb: R "store water for the dry months", and "and" adds a second verb: P.

3. So the order is QSRP: "The engineer explained how the new dam would store water for the dry months and produce electricity."

AnswerC · PRQS

1. "It is important for" says who, then comes "to" and a verb: P, then R "every citizen to".

2. Q gives that verb, "know the rules of the road", and S adds a second duty with "and to".

3. So the order is PRQS: "It is important for every citizen to know the rules of the road and to follow them."

AnswerB · PRSQ

1. P is the main clause. Left with whom? R, which ends on "because".

2. "Because" needs a clause: S "nobody was at home", and Q says why someone was needed.

3. So the order is PRSQ: "The parcel was left with our neighbour because nobody was at home to sign for it."

AnswerA · SQPR

1. "The more ..., the fewer ..." is a pair: S begins it, and Q finishes the first half and starts the second with "the".

2. P completes "the fewer mistakes", and R gives that half its subject and verb.

3. So the order is SQPR: "The more carefully you read the question, the fewer mistakes you will make."

AnswerB · SRPQ

1. S begins a polite question, and "tell" needs whom: R "me where the nearest".

2. P completes "the nearest bank is", in statement order inside the question, and adds "and when". Q finishes it.

3. So the order is SRPQ: "Could you please tell me where the nearest bank is and when it opens?"

AnswerC · QPSR

1. Q begins the subject, and P describes the birds: "that fly south every winter".

2. Then the subject's own verb: S "stop at this lake", and R says why they stop.

3. So the order is QPSR: "Hundreds of birds that fly south every winter stop at this lake to rest and feed."

AnswerD · RSQP

1. R begins the subject, and S says which friend.

2. Q gives the verb and ends on "to", which needs a verb: P.

3. So the order is RSQP: "A friend of mine who works in Chennai has invited me to spend the holidays with him."

AnswerC · PSQR

1. P names the subject and begins a phrase about it with "built". S says when, closed by a comma.

2. Then the temple's verb: Q "still stands on", and "on" needs a place: R.

3. So the order is PSQR: "The old temple, built more than a thousand years ago, still stands on the bank of the river."

AnswerD · QSRP

1. Q has the subject and the verb, and "fined" needs whom: S "the driver who had".

2. "Had" needs a past form: R "parked his truck in the middle", and "middle" needs "of" and a place: P.

3. So the order is QSRP: "The traffic police fined the driver who had parked his truck in the middle of the busy road."