Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
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Question
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. often determines the success of collective efforts
Q. effective leadership
R. by aligning individual goals
S. with a shared vision and purpose
- A. QPRS (Correct answer)
- B. QRPS
- C. PQRS
- D. PSQR
Correct Answer
Option A — QPRS
Detailed Solution & Explanation
The correct answer is QPRS.
Key Points
- Assembled in order Q-P-R-S, the sentence reads:
- *Effective leadership often determines the success of collective efforts by aligning individual goals with a shared vision and purpose.*
- Q ("effective leadership") is the only part that can serve as the subject — it is a noun phrase with no verb.
- P ("often determines the success of collective efforts") supplies the verb and object, completing the main clause.
- R ("by aligning individual goals") opens the adverbial phrase explaining *how*.
- S ("with a shared vision and purpose") completes that phrase — *align X with Y* is a fixed collocation, so S must directly follow R.
Additional Information
- Method for rearrangement questions:
- Find the part that can begin a sentence — usually a noun phrase or an introductory clause.
- Locate the finite verb; the subject must sit immediately before it.
- Keep prepositional pairs together (*aligning ... with ...*), since splitting them breaks the sentence.
- Here the R-S pairing alone eliminates option A's ordering error and confirms the answer without testing every permutation.
Topics covered: English Sentence Rearrangement