Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: ACB
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This is a jumbled sentence question where parts of a single sentence have been broken into labelled fragments A, B, and C. Your task is to arrange these fragments to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence. Such questions test your understanding of sentence structure, logical flow of ideas, and the natural order in which information is presented in English.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
To solve jumbled sentence questions, you must look at grammatical connections, pronouns, and logical sequence. Here, the base part “On some easy days when I am at” must be followed by “home, we chat and she”, which clearly corresponds to fragment A. After that, we need a verb phrase that follows “she”, so “lets me peek a bit” (fragment C) fits naturally, giving “she lets me peek a bit”. Finally, “more into her life” (fragment B) is an adverbial phrase telling us where or how far she allows this peeking, so it should come at the end. Thus the logical and grammatical order is A–C–B.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Attach the initial clause “On some easy days when I am at” to a fragment that can logically follow. Fragment A begins with “home, we chat and she”, so the full part becomes “On some easy days when I am at home, we chat and she …”. This is grammatically correct.
Step 2: After “she”, we need a verb phrase that describes what she does. Fragment C says “lets me peek a bit”, completing the clause “she lets me peek a bit”.
Step 3: Fragment B, “more into her life”, works as an extension of “peek a bit”, answering the question “peek into what?”. So the end of the sentence becomes “lets me peek a bit more into her life”.
Step 4: Combine everything in order A–C–B to get the final sentence: “On some easy days when I am at home, we chat and she lets me peek a bit more into her life.”
Verification / Alternative check:
Try other orders to see why they sound wrong. For example, ABC would give “she more into her life lets me peek a bit”, which is ungrammatical. CBA would start “lets me peek a bit more into her life”, but then “home, we chat and she” cannot follow smoothly. CAB and BAC also break the natural subject–verb order or place adverbial phrases in the wrong position. Only ACB gives a clear, logical, and grammatically correct sentence.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
“ABC” misplaces “more into her life” before the verb phrase “lets me peek a bit”, breaking the sentence structure.
“CBA” starts with a verb phrase without a clear subject and then attaches fragments in an unnatural way.
“CAB” and “BAC” similarly disturb the logical sequence of subject, verb, and object, leading to confusion and grammatical errors.
Common Pitfalls:
A frequent mistake is to rely only on meaning and ignore grammar. Always check whether subjects, verbs, and objects appear in a valid order. Look for pronouns like “she” and see which verb phrase they can govern. Also, remember that phrases like “more into her life” often follow verbs such as “peek”, “look”, or “go”. This helps you place them correctly at the end of the sentence.
Final Answer:
The correct and logical order of fragments is ACB, giving the sentence: “On some easy days when I am at home, we chat and she lets me peek a bit more into her life.”
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