Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The prevention of disease (P) facing the authorities (Q) was by far (R) after the earthquake (S) the most urgent problem.

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q S P R

  2. R P Q S

  3. Q R P S

  4. S P R Q

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Explanation

QSPR. The prevention of disease was by far the most urgent problem facing the authorities after the earthquake. The opening of the sentence is the subject of the sentence. The segment that follows will have the details of the subject. The importance of the prevention is stressed in the next part. The next segment will be about the predicate of the sentence, which is the most urgent problem. The last segment of the sentence is the conclusion.