Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
P: in service firms
Q: operations strategy
R: from the corporate strategy
S: is generally inseparable
The correct sequence should be
- ASRQP
- BQPSR
- CRSPQ
- DPSQR
Explanation
Q ('Operations strategy') is the subject and opens; P ('in service firms') is its modifying phrase, so QP must stay together. S ('is generally inseparable') is the verb phrase, and R ('from the corporate strategy') completes the 'inseparable from' collocation. This gives 'Operations strategy in service firms is generally inseparable from the corporate strategy.' Hence (B) QPSR is correct.