Question 31
EasyOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. feeding grains to
Q. on a bench in the park
R. the pigeons around him
S. the old man sat
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
S has the subject and the verb. Sat where? Q.
P says what he was doing, and "to" needs whom he fed: R.
So the order is SQPR: "The old man sat on a bench in the park feeding grains to the pigeons around him."
Worth noting
SPQR puts "feeding grains to" before the bench, which splits "sat" from where he sat and "to" from the pigeons.
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
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