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Sentence Rearrangement Questions with Solutions

A single sentence is broken into labelled fragments, and the job is to put them back in the order that forms one grammatically correct, meaningful sentence — distinct from Para Jumbles, which reorders whole sentences into a paragraph. Here’s the approach, four fully worked examples, and a few to try yourself.

The approach, quickly

  • Find the main subject and verb first — the fragment containing them is usually (though not always) the core the rest of the sentence attaches to.
  • Look for connector words (since, although, despite, which, that) at the start of a fragment — they signal that fragment introduces a clause and needs something specific before or after it.
  • Read your assembled order out loud (mentally) — a sentence that sounds grammatically natural and complete is a strong signal you have the right order, even before checking it against the options.
  • Watch for a fragment that can only grammatically follow one specific other fragment (like a relative clause starting with "which" that must immediately follow the noun it describes) — these fixed pairs are the fastest way to eliminate wrong options.

Worked examples

1. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: to complete the project / Q: Despite facing several obstacles / R: before the deadline / S: the team managed

Solution

  1. The connector "Despite facing several obstacles" (Q) must open the sentence, followed by the main clause "the team managed" (S), then "to complete the project" (P), then "before the deadline" (R).

Answer: Q, S, P, R — "Despite facing several obstacles, the team managed to complete the project before the deadline."

2. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: since several members / Q: to postpone the meeting / R: The committee decided / S: were unable to attend

Solution

  1. The main clause "The committee decided" (R) opens the sentence, followed by "to postpone the meeting" (Q), then the reason clause "since several members" (P) and "were unable to attend" (S).

Answer: R, Q, P, S — "The committee decided to postpone the meeting since several members were unable to attend."

3. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: the farmers managed / Q: Although the weather was unfavourable / R: on time / S: to complete the harvest

Solution

  1. The connector "Although the weather was unfavourable" (Q) opens the sentence, followed by "the farmers managed" (P), then "to complete the harvest" (S), then "on time" (R).

Answer: Q, P, S, R — "Although the weather was unfavourable, the farmers managed to complete the harvest on time."

4. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: which was announced last week / Q: aims to improve road safety / R: The new policy / S: across the city

Solution

  1. "The new policy" (R) is the subject, immediately followed by the relative clause describing it, "which was announced last week" (P), then the main verb phrase "aims to improve road safety" (Q), then "across the city" (S).

Answer: R, P, Q, S — "The new policy, which was announced last week, aims to improve road safety across the city."

Try these yourself

Find the main clause and the connector words first, then check against the answer.

1. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: she handled / Q: Even though she had very little experience / R: the difficult situation / S: calmly and effectively

Answer: Q, P, R, S — "Even though she had very little experience, she handled the difficult situation calmly and effectively."

2. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: commuters faced long delays / Q: Since the roads were blocked / R: due to construction work / S: during peak hours

Answer: Q, R, P, S — "Since the roads were blocked due to construction work, commuters faced long delays during peak hours."

3. Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: published their findings / Q: The researchers / R: after analysing the data for several months / S: in a leading journal

Answer: Q, R, P, S — "The researchers, after analysing the data for several months, published their findings in a leading journal."

Where this comes up

Sentence Rearrangement is tested directly in the English Language section of every exam Pariksha Saathi covers — SSC CGL, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO and SBI Clerk.

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