2016 · Q33
while they were fast asleep (P) entered the village (Q) and stole the property of the villagers (R) at night (S)
The proper sequence should be
EnglishOrdering of Words in a Sentence
- AQ S R P
- BS Q P R
- CS P Q R
- DQ P S R
Explanation
The only coherent assembly is Q S R P: '...entered the village at night and stole the property of the villagers while they were fast asleep.' Q ('entered the village') opens, S ('at night') gives the time, R ('and stole the property of the villagers') continues the action, and P ('while they were fast asleep') closes as the time clause. Hence the answer is A.