Rearrange the parts of the sentence to form a meaningful sentence about the Finance Minister supervising an event.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: PRQ

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
This question checks your ability to rearrange jumbled sentence parts to form a grammatically correct and logically meaningful sentence. The sentence describes the Finance Minister, under whose supervision something has taken place, and mentions that the minister has not made any definite statement. Understanding relative clauses and word order is essential here.


Given Data / Assumptions:
The base sentence is: "The Finance Minister, under P-whose supervision this Q-has not made any definite statement R-has taken place," with three segments:

  • P: "whose supervision this"
  • Q: "has not made any definite statement"
  • R: "has taken place,"
We must find the correct order of P, Q, and R after "The Finance Minister, under".


Concept / Approach:
The main ideas needed are:

  • Use of relative clause introduced by "whose" to give extra information about a noun.
  • Correct placement of the clause "under whose supervision this has taken place" between commas as non essential information.
  • Ensuring that the main clause "has not made any definite statement" is complete and makes sense after the descriptive clause.


Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Start with the fixed opening: "The Finance Minister, under ...". After "under", the natural structure is "whose supervision this has taken place". Step 2: To build that phrase, we first need P "whose supervision this", followed by R "has taken place,". Together they create "under whose supervision this has taken place," which is a complete prepositional relative clause. Step 3: This entire clause should be enclosed in commas because it adds extra information about the Finance Minister. Step 4: After closing the clause, the main predicate about the minister must follow: "has not made any definite statement". That material comes from Q. Step 5: So the full correct sentence is: "The Finance Minister, under whose supervision this has taken place, has not made any definite statement."


Verification / Alternative check:
Check each suggested order:

  • PRQ: Gives "under whose supervision this has taken place, has not made any definite statement", which is grammatical and meaningful.
  • RPQ: Starts "under has taken place, whose supervision this...", which is clearly ungrammatical.
  • QRP: Puts the main verb phrase immediately after "under", breaking the prepositional phrase and making the sentence awkward.
  • QPR: Also disrupts the natural flow of "under whose supervision this has taken place".
Only PRQ maintains correct grammar and logical flow.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • RPQ: Places "has taken place" directly after "under", which cannot function properly with "under" and breaks the relative clause.
  • QRP: Begins the predicate too early and leaves the "under" phrase incomplete and nonsensical.
  • QPR: Splits the relative clause incorrectly and does not match standard English structure.


Common Pitfalls:
Students sometimes focus only on meaning and ignore grammar, or they try to start the main clause too early, without fully completing the relative clause. A safer method is always to identify where the relative pronoun like "whose" appears and to ensure that its phrase forms a continuous block that can be placed between commas.


Final Answer:
The correct order of the parts is PRQ, giving "The Finance Minister, under whose supervision this has taken place, has not made any definite statement."

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