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NDA 2025 GAT · English · Ordering of Sentences · easy

P. were stranded Q. when the tide went out R. the small boats S. on the sandbank

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The following sentence is divided into four parts, labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the order that forms a meaningful sentence.
P. were stranded
Q. when the tide went out
R. the small boats
S. on the sandbank
  1. A. RPSQ
  2. B. RPQS
  3. C. PRSQ
  4. D. QRPS
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Answer: (A) RPSQ

The subject 'the small boats' (R) comes first, followed by the verb phrase 'were stranded' (P), the place 'on the sandbank' (S) and finally the time clause 'when the tide went out' (Q). So RPSQ.
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