Question 148
HardOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. was put out did
Q. only after the fire
R. the cause of the blast
S. the firemen find
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
"Only after" at the start turns the main clause round: Q, then P "was put out", followed by "did".
"Did" is followed by the subject and a plain verb: S "the firemen find", and R says what they found.
So the order is QPSR: "Only after the fire was put out did the firemen find the cause of the blast."
Worth noting
PQSR opens with "was put out did", which has no subject.
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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