Question 59
MediumOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. who lives in a village without a post office
Q. the letter that my father
R. had posted a month earlier
S. finally reached my uncle,
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Q names the subject, "the letter", and begins a clause about it: "that my father". R finishes that clause: "had posted a month earlier".
Then the letter's own verb comes: S "finally reached my uncle". P begins with "who", which describes the uncle, so it follows him.
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."
Worth noting
QSRP gives "my father" the verb "finally reached my uncle", and leaves "had posted a month earlier" with no subject.
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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