Sentence reordering (jumbled words): Arrange the numbered fragments to form a grammatically correct sentence using all words exactly once. 1 = 'of' 2 = 'we' 3 = 'heard' 4 = 'him' 5 = 'had' Choose the correctly ordered sentence.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Formation
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AWe had heard of him.
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BWe heard had of him.
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CWe had of him heard.
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DHad we heard of him.
Answer
Correct Answer: We had heard of him.
Explanation
Given data
- Fragments: 1=of, 2=we, 3=heard, 4=him, 5=had
Concept/ApproachForm a natural English sentence in the past perfect: Subject + “had” + past participle + prepositional phrase.
Step-by-step orderingSubject = “we” → 2Auxiliary “had” → 5Past participle “heard” → 3Preposition “of” → 1Object “him” → 4Ordered sequence: 2–5–3–1–4 → “We had heard of him.”
Common pitfallsPlacing “had” after “heard,” which breaks the past perfect form.
Final AnswerWe had heard of him.