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2017 · Q35

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Last summer

P. everyday

Q. kept pestering a pretty girl

R. one persistent admirer

S. with phone calls

EnglishOrdering of Words in a Sentence
  1. AQRSP
  2. BRSQP
  3. CRQSP
  4. DPQRS

Explanation

R provides the subject after 'Last summer' - 'one persistent admirer'. Q gives the verb - 'kept pestering a pretty girl'. S attaches the instrument - 'with phone calls' - to 'pestering'. P closes as the frequency adverb. The verb must follow its subject immediately, which rules out the other options. Hence RQSP, option C, is correct.