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Rearranging the parts of a sentence · Question 118 of 250

Question 118

HardOriginal question

Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.

P. the fish was missing until dinner

Q. that nobody noticed

R. so quietly did the cat

S. move across the kitchen

Options for question 118

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. "So quietly did the cat" turns the usual order round, and must be followed by a plain verb: S "move across the kitchen".

  2. "So ... that" is a pair: Q brings "that nobody noticed". Noticed what? P.

  3. So the order is RSQP: "So quietly did the cat move across the kitchen that nobody noticed the fish was missing until dinner."

Worth noting

SRQP starts with "move across the kitchen", a verb with no subject. The part with "so quietly did the cat" must open.

Concept
Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
Typical time
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