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Rearranging the parts of a sentence · Question 195 of 250

Question 195

MediumOriginal question

Rearrange 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

Options for question 195

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. R has the subject and the verb, and "told" is followed by whom and "that": P.

  2. T is the subject of the "that" clause, Q gives its verb, and S adds a second fact with "but".

  3. 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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