Question 130
HardOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. in its first month that
Q. novel sell so many copies
R. the publisher has to reprint it
S. rarely does a debut
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
"Rarely" at the start turns the verb round: S "rarely does a debut", and Q completes the subject, "novel", with a plain verb, "sell".
P says when, and brings "that", the second half of "so many ... that": R.
So the order is SQPR: "Rarely does a debut novel sell so many copies in its first month that the publisher has to reprint it."
Worth noting
QSPR opens with "novel sell so many copies", which leaves "a debut" cut off from "novel".
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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