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 scientist (P) refused to talk to the press (Q) who discovered (R) that everyone is talking about (S) the ancient cure,

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q R P S

  2. R S P Q

  3. Q S R P

  4. P R S Q

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

QSRP. The scientist who discovered the ancient cure that everyone is talking about refused to talk to the press. The opening segment is given and is the subject of the sentence. The next segment will tell us more about he subject and the one following that will detail the verb. The next segment will be the conjunction with the present continuous tense that will show the compound predicate and the final segment will conclude and close the sentence.