Multiple choice

Directions: In the question some parts of a sentence have been shuffled. You are required to rearrange the shuffled parts labelled (p, q, r, s and sometimes 't' also ) to produce the correct sentence and choose the proper sequence from the alternatives (1, 2 , 3, 4).

I got confused for a while, to make sure whatever (p)/ didn't come into the way of taking care of us (q)/ turmoil they were experiencing (r) but my parents made conscious efforts (s).

  1. s r q p

  2. p r s q

  3. s p r q

  4. s q p r
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct sentence reads 'I got confused for a while, but my parents made conscious efforts to make sure whatever turmoil they were experiencing didn't come into the way of taking care of us.' Option C (s p r q) produces this coherent structure. The key is recognizing that 'turmoil they were experiencing' (r) and 'of us' (q) must be adjacent to complete the noun phrase, and 'to make sure whatever' (p) naturally follows 'efforts'.

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