Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct order. P : the environment,…

2021

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct order.

P : the environment, O.V. Vijayan produced
Q : articles on such subjects as politics and
R : several novels and a number of short stories
S : in addition to cartoons and journalistic

  1. A.

    RPQS

  2. B.

    QPRS

  3. C.

    RQPS

  4. D.

    SQPR

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Correct answer: D

Correct sentence: In addition to cartoons and journalistic articles on such subjects as politics and the environment, O.V. Vijayan produced several novels and a number of short stories.

How to form the sentence:

  • Start with the introductory modifier: "in addition to cartoons and journalistic". This signals that what follows will name the items being added.

  • Attach the descriptive noun phrase: "articles on such subjects as politics and the environment." Together with the introductory modifier this forms a complete introductory phrase.

  • Place the main clause after a comma: "O.V. Vijayan produced" — this is the verb phrase that tells what he did.

  • End with the objects produced: "several novels and a number of short stories."

Why other orders fail:

  • Starting with the clause about novels and short stories separates the introductory modifiers from the noun they describe, producing an awkward or ungrammatical sequence.

  • Putting the noun phrase about articles first but leaving the introductory phrase at the end creates a fragment and breaks the necessary noun-modifier pairing.

  • The correct structure groups the introductory modifier and the descriptive noun phrase together, then presents the main clause and its objects; any order that disrupts this grouping will sound incorrect.

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