Question 244
HardOriginal questionRearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. under the age
Q. given to children
R. on no account must
S. the medicine be
T. of twelve
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
"On no account" at the start turns the verb round: R "on no account must", then S "the medicine be", the subject and a plain verb.
"Be" needs a past form: Q "given to children", and P says which children, completed by T.
So the order is RSQPT: "On no account must the medicine be given to children under the age of twelve."
Worth noting
SRQPT opens with "the medicine be", which is wrong without "must" before it.
- Concept
- Ordering a sentence's parts by its grammar and meaning
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