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.

(P) If it had not been (Q) where would I have been today (R) for your timely help (S) five years ago?

The correct sequence should be

  1. P Q R S

  2. Q P R S

  3. Q R S P

  4. P R Q S
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B Correct answer
Explanation

QPRS. Where would I have been today if it had not been for your timely help five years ago? The opening segment is the main subject of the sentence. The segment that will follow will be the conditional statement which will be followed by the condition and finally the conclusion in the past perfect tense.

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