Parts of a sentence are given below. The first and last parts, S1 and S6, are…
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Parts of a sentence are given below. The first and last parts, S1 and S6, are in the correct positions, while the parts in between are jumbled. Arrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence.
S1. The establishment of
P. promoting sustainable and greener
Q. well-constructed pedestrian pavements is not
R. but also contributes to
S. only a matter of safety
S6. modes of transportation.
Answer: C. QSRP — ConceptIn sentence rearrangement, grammatical links and fixed word partnerships determine which fragments can join naturally. Correlative pairs such as ‘not…
- A.
RSQP
- B.
PQRS
- C.
QSRP
- D.
SRPQ
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Correct answer: C
Concept
In sentence rearrangement, grammatical links and fixed word partnerships determine which fragments can join naturally.
Correlative pairs such as ‘not only … but also …’ must stay logically connected, and a preposition should be followed by the form it governs.
Application
S1 ends with ‘of’, so it must be followed by the noun phrase in Q: ‘well-constructed pedestrian pavements’. This gives ‘The establishment of well-constructed pedestrian pavements is not …’.
Q ends with ‘is not’, which joins S to form ‘is not only a matter of safety’.
The first part of the correlative structure, ‘not only’, requires the matching connector ‘but also’; therefore R follows S.
R ends with ‘contributes to’. The gerund phrase in P, ‘promoting sustainable and greener’, completes that construction and then joins S6: ‘modes of transportation’.
Cross-check
The complete sentence reads: ‘The establishment of well-constructed pedestrian pavements is not only a matter of safety but also contributes to promoting sustainable and greener modes of transportation.’ Both the grammar and meaning are continuous.
Therefore, the correct sequence is QSRP.