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.

Difficulty: Medium

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.

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