Sentence rearrangement (PQRS) — Build a descriptive sentence about watching a mountain from a safe distance: arrange the parts to produce a coherent statement starting with 'They felt safer...'.
Verbal Ability
Ordering of Words
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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ARPSQ
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BRSQP
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CPQSR
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DPRSQ
Answer
Correct Answer: RPSQ
Explanation
Given data
- Starter: 'They felt safer'
- R: as they settled down
- P: to watch the mountain
- S: from a distance
- Q: of more than five miles
Concept/ApproachAfter the main clause, use a temporal subclause (R), then an infinitive of purpose (P), and complete the prepositional phrase expressing distance (S + Q).
Step-by-step reconstruction1) R → 'as they settled down' (sets time).2) P → 'to watch the mountain' (purpose).3) S+Q → 'from a distance of more than five miles' (measure).Sequence: RPSQ.
VerificationFull sentence: 'They felt safer as they settled down to watch the mountain from a distance of more than five miles.'
Common pitfallsSeparating S and Q breaks the fixed expression 'distance of...'; starting with P ignores the cue 'felt safer as...'
Final AnswerCorrect order: RPSQ.