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Sentence Rearrangement: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Sentence Rearrangement, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   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

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

   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).

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2. Q.2

   Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: who scored the winning goal / Q: was given / R: a special award / S: the young player

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   Answer: S, P, Q, R — "The young player, who scored the winning goal, was given a special award."

   Solution:

   1. "The young player" (S) is the subject, immediately followed by the relative clause describing them, "who scored the winning goal" (P), then the verb "was given" (Q), then the object "a special award" (R).

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3. Q.3

   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

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

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4. Q.4

   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

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

   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).

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5. Q.5

   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

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

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6. Q.6

   Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: the new bridge / Q: once completed / R: will reduce travel time significantly / S: between the two cities

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   Answer: P, Q, R, S — "The new bridge, once completed, will reduce travel time significantly between the two cities."

   Solution:

   1. "The new bridge" (P) is the subject, immediately followed by the parenthetical "once completed" (Q), then the main verb phrase "will reduce travel time significantly" (R), then "between the two cities" (S).

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7. Q.7

   Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: the company announced / Q: a new product line / R: that will launch / S: next month

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   Answer: P, Q, R, S — "The company announced a new product line that will launch next month."

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8. Q.8

   Rearrange the parts to form a correct sentence: P: before signing / Q: you should read / R: the contract carefully / S: any legal document

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   Answer: Q, R, P, S — "You should read the contract carefully before signing any legal document."

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9. Q.9

   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

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

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10. Q.10

    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

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

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11. Q.11

    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

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

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