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Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Reorder the labeled parts to form a coherent paragraph about a government-imposed ceiling on urban property. S1 = "A ceiling on urban property." S6 = "since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government." Between S1 and S6, place the four fragments in a grammatically correct and logically flowing order: P = "No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants." Q = "And mass circulation papers" R = "Would mean that" S = "No press magnate could own printing presses." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: RPSQ

Explanation:


Given data

  • S1: "A ceiling on urban property."
  • P: "No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants."
  • Q: "And mass circulation papers"
  • R: "Would mean that"
  • S: "No press magnate could own printing presses."
  • S6: "since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government."


Concept / Approach
Attach the grammatical linker immediately after the subject in S1. The fragment R ('Would mean that') must come right after S1 to complete the predicate. Then enumerate consequences as full clauses (P and S), and finally append Q, a coordinated tail beginning with 'And', before closing with S6 as the causal reason.


Step-by-step ordering
S1 + R → 'A ceiling on urban property would mean that …'… + P → '… no mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants.'… + S → '… No press magnate could own printing presses …'… + Q → '… and mass circulation papers …'… + S6 → '… since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government.'


Rejecting distractors
QSRP / QPSR start with Q (a coordination fragment) and misplace R, breaking grammar.SRPQ places R late; S1 is left without a proper predicate until too late.


Verification
S1 + R + P + S + Q + S6 reads smoothly and semantically fits the policy logic.


Common pitfalls

  • Treating Q as a standalone sentence.
  • Placing R anywhere except immediately after S1.


Final Answer
RPSQ

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