Question 190
MediumOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. locked, the thief
Q. finding the door
R. through an open window
S. and entered the house
T. climbed up the pipe
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Q is an opening phrase, and "the door" needs how he found it: P "locked,". The comma then brings the subject, "the thief".
T gives the thief his verb, S adds a second action with "and", and R says how he got in.
So the order is QPTSR: "Finding the door locked, the thief climbed up the pipe and entered the house through an open window."
Worth noting
QTPSR puts "climbed up the pipe" straight after "the door", which leaves "locked, the thief" with nothing to do.
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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