Question

Arrange the words to form a meaningful proverb:
a feather / birds of / flock / together
     a b c d

a)bdca
b)abcd
c)bcad
d)bacd

Answer 1

Hint: The correct order of the sentence must be grammatically correct with a suitable subject. It must also be a proverb.

Complete answer:
To answer this question, let us first understand the meaning of a proverb. A proverb is a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
For arranging the jumbled words, follow the sentence structure of the subject, followed by a verb and then the adverb. Here, the subject seems to be birds. Then, look for a verb. Here the verb is a flock. Finally, check for an adverb. Here, the adverb is the word ‘together’.
Now, let us try and see the way in which the sentences are arranged in each of the given options.
Option ‘A’, bdca, would be ‘birds of together flock a feather’.
Option ‘B’, abcd, would be ‘feather birds of flock together’.
Option ‘C’, bcad, would be ‘birds of the flock a feather together’.
Option ‘D’, bacd, would be ‘birds of a feather flock together’.
From the above options, we can see that options ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ are incorrect as they do not follow the requirements.
Hence, the correct answer is option ‘D’, bacd, as it follows the requirements while also giving a proverb which means that people with similar interests can be found with one another.

Note: To find the answer quickly when faced with jumbled words, try and find the answer by yourself before checking the options available. In this way, there would be some clarity on the subject, object, and verb of the sentence and will avoid confusion.