Reorder PQRS fragments — Build the news-style statement that reports of violence were flooding in, which police dispatches reported mass looting at the railway station (complete explanation for English tests).

Given data

• P: ‘‘at the railway station’’
• Q: ‘‘reported mass looting’’
• R: ‘‘reports of violence were flooding in’’
• S: ‘‘which police dispatches’’

Concept/ApproachState the main clause (R) first. Then attach a non-restrictive relative clause introduced by ‘‘which’’ (S), supply its verb phrase (Q), and add the place complement (P).

Step-by-step constructionR: ‘‘… reports of violence were flooding in …’’S: ‘‘… which police dispatches …’’Q: ‘‘… reported mass looting …’’P: ‘‘… at the railway station.’’Final sentence: ‘‘By this time, reports of violence were flooding in, which police dispatches reported mass looting at the railway station.’’

VerificationThe antecedent of ‘‘which’’ is the whole situation in R; Q and P complete the information clearly.

Final AnswerRSQP