Ordering of words in a sentence
Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence correctly and mark your response accordingly.
ripping roofs off houses and raising fears of (P)
coast of Madagascar in the early hours, (Q)
cyclone Emnati crashed into the southeastern (R)
flooding and food shortages in the region (S)
The correct sequence should be :
This questions was previously asked in
2023 NDA -1 GAT
Explanation:
- Let's look at the jumbled sentence parts:
- (P) ripping roofs off houses and raising fears of
- (Q) coast of Madagascar in the early hours,
- (R) cyclone Emnati crashed into the southeastern
- (S) flooding and food shortages in the region
- To form a coherent sentence:
- (R) "cyclone Emnati crashed into the southeastern" naturally starts the sentence.
- (Q) "coast of Madagascar in the early hours," follows, indicating location and time.
- (P) "ripping roofs off houses and raising fears of" connects actions resulting from the crash.
- (S) "flooding and food shortages in the region" concludes with impacts described.
- Correct Sequence: RQPS
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By: Parvesh Mehta