Directions: 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.
they do not come within my subject (P) / lightly esteemed by me (Q) / if I don't speak to them, it's because (R) / and not because they are (S)
- ASPRQ
- BQRPS
- CRSPQ
- DRPSQ
Explanation
The conditional if I don't speak to them, it's because opens the sentence, giving R first. The reason they do not come within my subject follows, giving P. Then and not because they are introduces the contrast, giving S, completed by lightly esteemed by me, giving Q. The full sentence is if I don't speak to them, it's because they do not come within my subject and not because they are lightly esteemed by me. The reason-and-contrast structure confirms RPSQ.