2023 · Q16
Each of the following five items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts to form the most appropriate sentence and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
General EnglishSentence arrangement and completion
- ASQRP
- BQPSR
- CQSPR
- DSRQP
Explanation
The jumbled parts form a coherent sentence only in the order Q-S-P-R: Given that he was clearly innocent (Q), his decision to plead guilty (S) before the judge (P) was incomprehensible (R). Option D (S-R-Q-P) produces the awkward his decision to plead guilty was incomprehensible given that he was clearly innocent before the judge, misplacing the qualifier. Hence C.