Online Test — Sentence Reordering
12 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 12
Reorder: 'the / opened / she / door'
She the door opened.
She opened the door.
Opened she the door.
The door she opened.
Explanation: S + V + O.
Question 2 of 12
Reorder: 'going / are / where / they'
Where they are going?
Where are they going?
They are where going?
Going where are they?
Explanation: wh-word + auxiliary + subject + verb.
Question 3 of 12
Which opens a paragraph?
However, it failed.
A new shop opened in town.
So everyone was happy.
Then she left.
Explanation: Topic-introducing sentence opens.
Question 4 of 12
Reorder: 'hard / studied / he / for / exam / the'
He studied hard for the exam.
He hard studied for the exam.
For the exam he hard studied.
Studied he hard for the exam.
Explanation: S + V + manner + for-phrase.
Question 5 of 12
Correct order: 'a / box / small / red'
a red small box
a small red box
a box small red
small a red box
Explanation: Size before colour.
Question 6 of 12
A sentence with 'Finally' usually appears:
first
in the middle
near the end
never
Explanation: 'Finally' signals the conclusion.
Question 7 of 12
Reorder: 'I / a / read / book / yesterday'
I read a book yesterday.
Yesterday a book I read.
I a book read yesterday.
Read I a book yesterday.
Explanation: S + V + O + time.
Question 8 of 12
Order: (1) It started to bark. (2) A dog saw a stranger. (3) The stranger ran away.
1 → 2 → 3
2 → 1 → 3
3 → 2 → 1
2 → 3 → 1
Explanation: Dog sees → barks → stranger runs.
Question 9 of 12
Reorder the question: 'did / what / say / he'
What he did say?
What did he say?
Did what he say?
He did what say?
Explanation: wh-word + did + subject + base verb.
Question 10 of 12
Which cannot be the opening sentence?
A storm hit the coast.
But the ships were safe.
Fishermen prepared their boats.
The sky turned dark.
Explanation: 'But' links back, so it can't open.
Question 11 of 12
Reorder: 'every / temple / he / visits / the / morning'
He visits the temple every morning.
Every morning the temple he visits.
He the temple visits every morning.
Visits he the temple every morning.
Explanation: S + V + O + time.
Question 12 of 12
A back-referring pronoun ('it', 'they') in a sentence means it:
opens the paragraph
follows the noun it refers to
is always last
has no order rule
Explanation: Pronouns must follow the noun they refer to.