Question

Rearrange the given sentences to make meaningful sentences out of them:
P. as many as
Q. will consist of
R. fifteen people
S. the team
a. S-Q-R-P
b. S-R-P-Q
c. P-S-Q-R
d. S-Q-P-R

Answer 1

Hint: Sentence cannot not end with the phrase “as many as” or “will consist of”.

Complete step by step answer:
Option a “S-Q-R-P” is incorrect as the sentence cannot end with the phrase P- “as many as” because that would be an incomplete sentence.

Option b “S-R-P-Q” – ‘The team fifteen people as many as fifteen people of’ is a semantically incorrect sentence. Prepositions are missing between the phrases “the team” and “fifteen people”. The sentence cannot end with “will consist of” as that will be an incomplete sentence.

Option c “P-S-Q-R” – ‘As many as the team will consist of fifteen people” is incorrect as the phrase “as many as” is used to suggest a number or amount of something it is used incorrectly in the sentence. It should be followed by the number of people it is supposed to indicate in the sentence.

Option d “S-Q-P-R” ‘The team consists of as many as fifteen people.’ This sequence is correct as it makes a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.


Note: Do not get confused between option a and d, both differ only by the change of position of one phrase, but that alters the meaning and makes one of the sequences incorrect. Carefully look at every option.