Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Formation of Sentence

Question:

Read the following sentence and arrange them in proper order -
Ellis died after telling
A) Tacoma police officers
B) breathe as they physically
C) that he couldn’t
D) restrained and handcuffed him

Options:

BDCA

ABDC

ACBD

ACDB

Correct Answer:

ACBD

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3. ACBD

Ellis died after telling Tacoma police officers that he couldn’t breathe as they physically restrained and handcuffed him.

Let us break down the arrangement "ACBD":

A: This starts the sentence by introducing the action - "Ellis died after telling Tacoma police officers."

C: Following "A," this segment provides additional detail about what Ellis told the police officers - "that he couldn’t breathe."

B: Next, "B" describes the circumstances surrounding Ellis's statement - "as they physically restrained."

D: Finally, "D" concludes the sentence by specifying the action taken by the police officers - "and handcuffed him."

So, when arranged as "ACBD," the sentence flows logically from introducing the action and Ellis's statement to describing the circumstances and the police officers' action.