In Reconstruction of Sentence questions, you are given the first and last parts of a sentence. The rest of the sentence is broken into four sections named (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts to shape a complete important sentence and after that pick the right combination.
Concept
Following are few tips for Reconstruction Of Sentence.
Try to understand the passage, in the event that you can make out the significance behind the section, you will get the right order.
Try to discover hints while making a pair, more often than not there are some interfacing words that shape an extension between two sentences.
Try to find out the pair that looks independent and place it as introduction, the pair that looks like a result as last.
Example :
The Collector said that the
(P) supply of water for irrigation
(Q) dams should receive water
(R) upto a particular level
(S) to ensure uninterrupted
The Correct order is
(A) QRSP
(B) RQSP
(C) SPRQ
(D) SRPQ
Solution : The correct order is QRSP : "The Collector said that the dams should receive water upto a particular level to ensure uninterrupted supply of water for irrigation."
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
Model Questions
We are provided with the first and last parts of a sentence. The remaining sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
1. The decomposers
(P) and hence help to clean the environment
(Q) help in decomposing the
(R) dead bodies of plants and animals
(S) and put back various useful elements into soil, air and water.
The Correct order is
A. QRPS
B. PQRS
C. SRQP
D. QSRP
Solution: The correct order is QRPS : "The decomposers help in decomposing the dead bodies of plants and animals and hence help to clean the environment and put back various useful elements into soil, air and water."
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
(P) under the Cabinet Mission Scheme
(Q) was the first to articulate
(R) long before such an assembly was set up
(S) the idea of a Constituent Assembly
The Correct order is
A. RPQS
B. PQRS
C. QSRP
D. SPQR
Solutions: The correct order is QSRP : "Jawaharlal Nehru was the first to articulate the idea of a Constituent Assembly long before such an assembly was set up under the Cabinet Mission Scheme."
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
3. Work is the one thing
(P) and without it
(Q) that is necessary
(R) to keep the world going
(S) we all should die
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. QRPS
C. SPRQ
D. QRSP
Solution: The correct order is QRPS : "Work is the one thing that is necessary to keep the world going and without it we all should die."
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
4. The claim is not
(P) Of any kind
(Q) but
(R) that it is without morality
(S) that science is actively anti-moral
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. QSRP
D. SQRP
Solution: The correct order is SQRP : "The claim is not that science is actively anti-moral but that it is without morality Of any kind."
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
5. A four-year study
(P) That babies feel more comfortable
(Q) conducted by the Infant Testing Centre
(R) around other babies
(S) clearly suggests than with strange adults.
The Correct order is
A. QSPR
B. PQRS
C. SRQP
D. SPRQ
Solution: The correct order is QSPR : "A four-year study conducted by the Infant Testing Centre clearly suggests than with strange adults That babies feel more comfortable around other babies ."
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
6. A typical Sachin day
(P) Or even a game of cricket
(Q) starts off
(R) on some days
(S) with an early morning
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. SRQP
D. SQRP
Solution: The correct order is QSPR : "A typical Sachin day starts off with an early morning Or even a game of cricket on some days."
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
7. Long, long, time ago
(P) Who lived with his virtuous wife
(Q) in a country called Chinchinchoo
(R) there ruled a noble king
(S) and seven daughters- pretty, graceful and well-versed in fine arts.
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. RPSQ
C. QRPS
D. QSRP
Solution: The correct order is QRPS : "Long, long, time ago in a country called Chinchinchoo there ruled a noble king Who lived with his virtuous wife and seven daughters- pretty, graceful and well-versed in fine arts."
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
8. The boy
(P) With big blue eyes
(Q) watched him,
(R) and he never said a word
(S) that had an uncanny cold fire in them
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. RPQS
D. QPSR
Solution: The correct order is QPSR : "The boy watched him, With big blue eyes that had an uncanny cold fire in them and he never said a word."
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
9. Milton said that
(P) Those persons
(Q) would be damned
(R) who do not obey
(S) God's commands
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Solution: The correct order is PQRS : "Milton said that Those persons would be damned who do not obey God's commands."
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
10. I was
(P) And stay for a few days in Delhi
(Q) when my father told me
(R) very excited
(S) that i could go with him
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Solution : The correct order is RQSP : "I was very excited when my father told me that i could go with him And stay for a few days in Delhi."
Hence, the correct answer is option C.