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.

I sat down (P) this morning (Q) to write an article (R) but found (S) I could make no progress.

The correct sequence should be

  1. S P R Q

  2. Q R P S

  3. Q P R S

  4. R S Q P
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C Correct answer
Explanation

QPRS. I sat down to write an article this morning but found I could make no progress. The opening segment is already given. The segment that will follow this will be the action that the subject did. The segment that will follow this will be the conjunction and verb that will qualify the closing segment with the end result.

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