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2009 · Q59

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. Re-arrange the parts labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

For thirty years

with slave-like docility / of her tribe / his wife had submitted to his persecution / that is the badge

(P) (Q) (R) (S)

EnglishOrdering of Words in a Sentence
  1. AR Q P S
  2. BP R Q S
  3. CR P S Q
  4. DR P Q S

Explanation

From K. A. Abbas's story 'Sparrows': 'For thirty years his wife had submitted to his persecution with slave-like docility that is the badge of her tribe.'