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.
From a picnic table
P. through the playground
Q. while we unpacked a basket
R. we watched them laugh and leap
S. bulging with sandwiches and cookies
- ARSQP
- BQPRS
- CRPQS
- DQSRP
Explanation
R completes the opening prepositional phrase - 'From a picnic table we watched them laugh and leap'. P tells where the leaping happened - 'through the playground'. Q shifts to the watchers' own action - 'while we unpacked a basket'. S describes the basket - 'bulging with sandwiches and cookies'. The participle 'bulging' must modify 'basket', locking QS at the end. Hence RPQS, option C, is correct.