2019 · Q26
Rearrange the jumbled parts to form a meaningful sentence:
man is one who can lay (P) / a firm foundation with the bricks (Q) / a successful (R) / others have thrown at him (S)
EnglishOrdering of Words in a Sentence
- APQSR
- BRQSP
- CRPQS
- DQSPR
Explanation
(R) "a successful" begins the noun phrase, continued by (P) "man is one who can lay." The object follows in (Q) "a firm foundation with the bricks," completed by the relative clause (S) "others have thrown at him": "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." The sequence R-P-Q-S is option (C).