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: of all searches for knowledge
Q: should be the beginning
R: an exploration into truth
S: and experiments of life
The correct sequence should be
- ARQPS
- BSPQR
- CRSPQ
- DQRSP
Explanation
R ('An exploration into truth') is the subject phrase and must open; Q ('should be the beginning') is the only verb phrase that can follow a subject. P ('of all searches for knowledge') then attaches to 'the beginning', and S ('and experiments of life') extends the object. The alternatives either place the verb before the subject or break the 'beginning of' collocation. Hence (A) RQPS is correct.