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Rearranging the parts of a sentence · Question 219 of 250

Question 219

MediumOriginal question

Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.

P. the engineers found

Q. carrying too much weight

R. that the cracks in

S. the old bridge were

T. caused by trucks

Options for question 219

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. P has the subject and the verb, and R begins a "that" clause, ending on "in", which needs a place.

  2. S completes "the cracks in the old bridge" and brings "were", which needs a past form: T. Q says which trucks.

  3. So the order is PRSTQ: "The engineers found that the cracks in the old bridge were caused by trucks carrying too much weight."

Worth noting

PRTSQ puts "caused by trucks" right after "the cracks in", which leaves "in" pointing at "caused".

Concept
Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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