Question 195
MediumOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. the customer that
Q. were not in stock
R. the shopkeeper told
S. but would arrive on Monday
T. the shoes she wanted
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
R has the subject and the verb, and "told" is followed by whom and "that": P.
T is the subject of the "that" clause, Q gives its verb, and S adds a second fact with "but".
So the order is RPTQS: "The shopkeeper told the customer that the shoes she wanted were not in stock but would arrive on Monday."
Worth noting
RPQTS puts "were not in stock" straight after "that", which leaves "the shoes she wanted" with no verb.
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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