Question

Identify the correct sequence of the given phrases, which can be a meaningful sentence:
P. a
Q. empty house
R. boy walked
S. into an
a. P-Q-R-S
b. P-R-S-Q
c. P-S-R-Q
d. S-R-Q-P

Answer 1

Hint: To answer the question, one must understand the coherence of the sentence. One must be able to make sense of what the sentence might mean.

Complete step-by-step answer:

‘boy walked’ must be preceded by an article since there are only two articles in the arrangement, ‘a’ and ‘an’, we need to apply the grammatical rules, to figure out which one. The word ‘boy’ starts with a consonant, so it cannot be preceded with ‘an’, so the mandatory pair would be ‘P-R’. The clause ‘empty house’ must be preceded by the article ‘an’, which is in the clause ‘S’. Hence, another mandatory pair would be ‘S-Q’. Option ‘a’, ‘a empty house boy walked into an’, makes absolutely no sense, it is an incoherent statement, hence it is an incorrect option. Option ‘b’, ‘a boy walked into an empty house’, as discussed above, has the correct mandatory pairs and has the correct articles in place, it is the correct arrangement of the clauses, and hence option ‘b’ is the correct option. Option ‘c’, ‘a into an boy walked empty house’, makes no sense at all, it is an incoherent combination of wards, hence it is also an incorrect option. Option ‘d’, ‘into an boy walked empty house’, again has a random arrangement of clauses which makes no sense, hence it is an incorrect option. Hence, only the option ‘b’ is correct.

Note: Here, one must be very cautious of the coherence of the sentence, especially, since one of the options may be confusing.