Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the…

Concept

In sentence rearrangement, first identify the grammatical subject and its finite verb. Then use connectors and fixed word groups to join the remaining fragments into one coherent clause.

Application

1. The phrase ‘Maintaining discipline in public life’ is a gerund phrase that can act as the subject, so C is the natural opening.

2. The subject needs a finite verb; ‘ensures peace and harmony, which in’ supplies the predicate and opens a relative clause, so B follows C.

3. The fixed expression is ‘which in turn’; therefore A continues B and gives ‘which in turn provides the necessary drive’.

4. The noun ‘drive’ is completed by the purpose phrase ‘for progress and prosperity’, so D closes the sentence.

Cross-check

The assembled sentence is: ‘Maintaining discipline in public life ensures peace and harmony, which in turn provides the necessary drive for progress and prosperity.’ It has one complete subject-predicate structure, a properly completed relative clause, and a natural final complement.

Contrast

• BADC begins with the finite verb ‘ensures’ before naming its subject and places the subject phrase at the end.

• DCBA begins with the purpose phrase ‘for progress and prosperity’, which has no preceding word to complete.

• ABCD begins with ‘turn provides’, although ‘turn’ belongs to the fixed expression ‘in turn’.