Arrange the following jumbled segments (PQRS) to make a coherent and…

Concept

A coherent sentence has a complete grammatical frame and a logical flow of meaning. Begin with a clause that can stand independently, then attach dependent phrases to the words they modify.

In sentence rearrangement, grammatical links are decisive: an infinitive phrase needs its complement, and a relative clause beginning with ‘that’ needs a preceding noun and a complete predicate.

Application

1. S — ‘Mira rushed to the bus stop’ — is the independent clause and supplies the subject and main verb, so it provides the opening.

2. P — ‘just in time to catch’ — explains when and for what immediate purpose Mira rushed, but the verb ‘catch’ still needs an object.

3. Q — ‘the bus that was about to’ — supplies the object of ‘catch’ and begins a relative clause describing the bus.

4. R — ‘leave for her school’ — completes ‘was about to leave’; the pronoun ‘her’ refers back to Mira.

Contrast

• SQRP asserts S → Q → R → P; the purpose phrase comes after the relative clause.

• SPQR asserts S → P → Q → R; the independent clause, purpose phrase, object, and relative-clause completion are joined in that order.

• QSPR asserts Q → S → P → R; it begins with a noun phrase whose relative clause is unfinished.

• PSQR asserts P → S → Q → R; it begins with the dependent phrase ‘just in time to catch’ before its subject and main verb.

Cross-check

Reading the linked segments gives: ‘Mira rushed to the bus stop just in time to catch the bus that was about to leave for her school.’ Every dependent expression now has its required attachment.

Therefore, the coherent order is SPQR.