Sentence rearrangement (PQRS): Reorder the fragments to describe an elderly, frail woman persisting in her mission — ensuring descriptive phrases attach logically before the main clause.
Verbal Ability
Ordering of Words
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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APQRS
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BQPRS
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CRQPS
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DSRPQ
Answer
Correct Answer: RQPS
Explanation
Given data
- Starter: 'With her body'
- P: dragging her unwilling feet
- Q: weak and infirm
- R: doubled with age
- S: she persisted in her mission
Concept/ApproachPile descriptive prepositional and participial phrases after 'With her body' before introducing the main clause. Order the physical condition logically: hunched with age, then general weakness, then the concrete action of dragging feet.
Step-by-step ordering1) 'With her body doubled with age' (R)2) 'weak and infirm' (Q)3) 'dragging her unwilling feet' (P)4) 'she persisted in her mission.' (S)Final: 'With her body doubled with age, weak and infirm, dragging her unwilling feet, she persisted in her mission.'
Common pitfallsStarting with S interrupts the descriptive build-up; placing P before R or Q weakens logical sequencing.
Final AnswerRQPS