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Rearranging the parts of a sentence · Question 59 of 250

Question 59

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Rearrange 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,

Options for question 59

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  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."

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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