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Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the part of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S.You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence.

P: the university authorities cancelled the ongoing student's union election and

Q: following student's unrest on campus

R: closed till further orders

S: declared the institution 

This question was previously asked in
CDS I 2019 Elementary Mathematics Previous Year Paper (03-Feb-2019)
The correct answer is

Q P S R

Understanding Jumbled Sentence Rearrangement

This question asks us to take the given parts of a sentence, labelled P, Q, R, and S, and arrange them in the correct order to form a meaningful and grammatically sound sentence. This task requires understanding how different parts of a sentence connect logically and grammatically.

Analyzing the Given Sentence Parts

Let's look at the individual parts:

  • P: the university authorities cancelled the ongoing student's union election and
  • Q: following student's unrest on campus
  • R: closed till further orders
  • S: declared the institution

We need to find the best sequence for these parts.

Step-by-Step Process for Rearranging

Often, the best way to solve jumbled sentences is to look for potential starting points, connecting phrases, and logical conclusions. We can try linking the parts based on common sentence structures.

Consider the proposed order Q P S R:

  • Start with Q: "following student's unrest on campus" - This phrase acts as an introductory clause, explaining the reason or context for something that happened. It sets the scene.
  • Connect Q to P: "the university authorities cancelled the ongoing student's union election and" - This part introduces the subject (university authorities) and their first action (cancelled the election). It logically follows the reason given in Q. The word "and" suggests another action will follow.
  • Connect P to S: "declared the institution" - This is the second action taken by the authorities, connected by "and" from part P. It tells us *what* the authorities declared about the institution.
  • Connect S to R: "closed till further orders" - This part completes the declaration made in S, specifying the status declared for the institution. It logically follows "declared the institution".

Forming the Complete Sentence (Q P S R)

Putting the parts together in the Q P S R order gives us:

Following student's unrest on campus, the university authorities cancelled the ongoing student's union election and declared the institution closed till further orders.

This arrangement forms a complete, coherent, and grammatically correct sentence. It clearly states the reason (unrest), the subject (authorities), and their two actions (cancelled election and declared institution closed).

Revision Table: Key Sentence Elements

Understanding basic sentence structure helps in rearrangement.

Element Role in Sentence Example (from our sentence)
Introductory Phrase/Clause Sets context, time, reason, etc. Following student's unrest on campus (Part Q)
Subject Who or what the sentence is about. the university authorities (Part P)
Verb/Action What the subject does. cancelled, declared (Parts P & S)
Object/Complement Receives the action or completes the meaning. the ongoing student's union election (Part P), the institution (Part S), closed till further orders (Parts S & R together)

Additional Information: Tips for Jumbled Sentences

When solving jumbled sentence questions, consider these tips:

  • Look for the independent clause first (subject + verb that can stand alone as a sentence, though it might be connected to others).
  • Identify transition words or phrases (like "following," "therefore," "however," "and," "but") that connect ideas.
  • Find pairs of parts that must go together (e.g., an article and a noun, a subject and its verb, a verb and its object).
  • Check if the resulting sentence makes logical sense.
  • Read the sentence aloud in the proposed order to check the flow.

In this case, identifying Q as a likely introductory phrase and P as containing the main subject and verb helped in starting the arrangement. The "and" in P strongly suggested that another action (S) would follow, which was then completed by R.

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