CDS 2024 · PYQ · Ordering of Words / Sentence Construction · medium
Arrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence: P: "all that glitters is not gold" / Q: the speaker reiterated before the audience / R: is still valid / S: the fact that the old epithet
A.QRPS
B.QSPR✓ Correct
C.RPSQ
D.SPQR
Explanation
The complete sentence reads: 'The speaker reiterated before the audience (Q) the fact that the old epithet (S) "all that glitters is not gold" (P) is still valid (R).' Q starts with the main clause, S introduces the object of reiteration, P quotes the epithet, and R completes with the validation. Hence, the correct sequence is QSPR.
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