Sentence rearrangement (PQRS): Construct a clear statement indicating, from someone’s remarks about strike policy, that he was completely unaware; pick the right order of P–Q–R–S to complete the sentence.

Given data

• Starter: 'It would'
• P: appear from his statement
• Q: about the policy of management
• R: in dealing with the strike
• S: that he was quite in the dark

Concept/ApproachA natural matrix is 'It would appear from his statement that...'. The content of 'that' then specifies ignorance, followed by topic and context (Q and R) as attached prepositional phrases.

Step-by-step reconstruction1) P → 'appear from his statement'.2) S → 'that he was quite in the dark' (clausal complement).3) Q → 'about the policy of management' (topic).4) R → 'in dealing with the strike' (context).Sequence: PSQR.

VerificationFull line: 'It would appear from his statement that he was quite in the dark about the policy of management in dealing with the strike.'

Common pitfallsPutting Q or R before S interrupts the 'appear... that' construction.

Final AnswerCorrect order: PSQR.