Question

Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence:
stood / first / term / first / who / the / in / class / ? / in.
a) First who stood in the class in first term?
b) Who stood first in class in the first term?
c) Who stood first in the first term class?
d) In class in the first term who stood first?

Answer 1

Hint: The subject, verb, and object should all match with each other. The plurality/singularity of the verb should also align with the given subject.

Complete answer:
 In order to find the correct order of the given sentence, we must first understand how sentences are constructed. We must first identify the different parts of speech in the given sentence.

The most simple and base level construction in English is ‘subject + verb + object’. However, it becomes a little more complicated when other parts of speech such as adverbs and adjectives come into play. We can add words that describe other words such as adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. Adjectives are supposed to be placed before a noun and adverbs are supposed to be placed before an adjective or a verb. The articles should be placed in appropriate places, as they are required for specificity.

Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s look at the given options-
a) First who stood in the class in first term? - In this sentence, the adjective is placed incorrectly. This sentence is not constructed correctly. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) Who stood first in class in the first term? - In this sentence, the subject, verb, and object all match each other. This sentence is constructed correctly. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
c) Who stood first in the first term class? - In this sentence, the adjective is placed incorrectly. This sentence is not constructed correctly. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d) In class in the first term who stood first? - In this sentence, the prepositional phrase is placed incorrectly. This sentence is not constructed correctly. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
 Dissect the sentence and go through parts of the sentence separately, and see if there are any extra words to be worth noting. Then, choose the appropriate option accordingly.