Arrange PQRS — Form the descriptive line: He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park (clear modifier placement).

Given data

• P: ‘‘through the Town Hall Park’’
• Q: ‘‘which flanked a path running’’
• R: ‘‘under the boughs’’
• S: ‘‘of a spreading tamarind tree’’

ApproachPlace the locative prepositional phrase (R + S) immediately after the verb ‘‘sat’’. Then add the relative clause (Q) and complete its complement with P.

AssemblyR: ‘‘… under the boughs …’’S: ‘‘… of a spreading tamarind tree …’’Q: ‘‘… which flanked a path running …’’P: ‘‘… through the Town Hall Park.’’Final sentence: ‘‘He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park.’’

Common pitfallsAvoid splitting ‘‘under the boughs … of a spreading tamarind tree’’; it functions as a single location unit.

Final AnswerRSPQ