Sentence rearrangement (PQRS): Form a clear statement beginning with 'Little...' to show surprise that he had been let down by a colleague he had supported for years; pick the correct sequence.
Verbal Ability
Ordering of Words
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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ARPSQ
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BRSQP
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CQSRP
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DQSPR
Answer
Correct Answer: RPSQ
Explanation
Given data
- Starter: 'Little'
- R: did he realise
- P: that he had been let down
- S: by a colleague whom he had
- Q: stood by all these years
Concept/ApproachInversions with 'Little' require auxiliary before subject ('did he realise'). Then follow with a 'that'-clause and complete the relative clause describing the colleague.
Step-by-step reconstructionStructure: 'Little did he realise that he had been let down by a colleague whom he had stood by all these years.'Sequence: RPSQ.
VerificationGrammar (inversion) and semantics (betrayal by long-supported colleague) align correctly.
Common pitfallsStarting with P ignores inversion; placing Q before S produces a dangling relative pronoun.
Final AnswerCorrect order: RPSQ.