In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange…
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In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled a, b, c and d to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
a. The CEO
b. of making the right decision
c. was not scared
d. despite a loss in profits
- A.
abcd
- B.
abdc
- C.
acbd
- D.
bcda
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Correct answer: C
Correct answer: acbd
The sentence is: The CEO was not scared of making the right decision despite a loss in profits.
Why this order is correct:
Subject: 'The CEO' — the person the sentence is about.
Predicate: 'was not scared' — links the subject to the description.
Complement: 'of making the right decision' — completes the adjective 'scared' and must follow it.
Adverbial contrast: 'despite a loss in profits' — gives contrasting information and naturally follows the rest of the predicate.
Why the other orders are wrong:
Sequence 'abcd' produces: 'The CEO of making the right decision was not scared despite a loss in profits.' This wrongly attaches 'of making the right decision' to 'The CEO' instead of to 'was not scared'.
Sequence 'abdc' produces: 'The CEO of making the right decision despite a loss in profits was not scared.' This still attaches the complement to 'The CEO' and places the contrast before the verb, making the structure awkward and incorrect.
Sequence 'bcda' produces a fragment with the subject at the end, e.g. 'Of making the right decision was not scared ... The CEO.' The subject must appear before the predicate for a grammatical declarative sentence.
Therefore, the order acbd yields the correct, grammatical sentence with each phrase in its proper role.