Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Chose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. For writers and serious readers, George Saunders is anything but a newcomer. P. On that day, The New York Times published an article with the title, “George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year,” a pretty bold declaration given that 2013 still had 359 days to go. Q. Over the years, he has gained the reputation of being a “writer’s writer”. R. But despite his literary accomplishments he never quite became a household name until January 6 of this year. S. He published his first short story with The New Yorker back in 1992, and his new stories have regularly debuted in the magazine’s Fiction section ever since.
  2. Since then, Saunders has found himself in the limelight talking about Tenth of December, his newly-published collection of short stories.

  1. SQRP

  2. PQRS

  3. QPRS

  4. RSQP

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The pronoun ‘he’ in S connects with ‘George Sanders’ in 1. ‘His new stories have regularly’ in S connects with ‘over the years’ in R. ‘He has gained the reputation of being a writer's writer’ in Q connects with ‘but despite his literary accomplishments’ in R. ‘Until January 6 of this year’ in R connects with ‘on that day’ in P. ‘On that day’ in P connects with ‘since then’ in 6.