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PQRS sentence arrangement exercise — Reorder the fragments (P, Q, R, S) to form a clear and grammatically correct sentence about how, this time, the young man did exactly what he had been told and the plan succeeded beyond his dreams, with full reasoning for competitive English exams.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: QPSR

Explanation:


Given data

  • P: ‘‘exactly what he had been told’’
  • Q: ‘‘the young man did’’
  • R: ‘‘beyond his dreams’’
  • S: ‘‘and the plan succeeded’’


Concept/Approach
Choose an opening that supplies the subject and verb, then attach the object clause, and finally add the coordinating result clause with its complement.


Step-by-step construction
Start with Q (subject + verb): ‘‘The young man did …’’Follow with P (object of ‘‘did’’): ‘‘… exactly what he had been told …’’Add S (coordinating result): ‘‘… and the plan succeeded …’’Finish with R (complement of success): ‘‘… beyond his dreams.’’Full sentence: ‘‘This time the young man did exactly what he had been told, and the plan succeeded beyond his dreams.’’


Why other orders are wrong
QPRS correctly places subject–verb before its object; other permutations either separate ‘‘did’’ from its object or misplace the result phrase.


Common pitfalls
Avoid starting with a fragment lacking a finite verb for the main clause (e.g., P or R alone).


Final Answer
QPSR

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