Re-arrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) a great buzzard was
(B) and scorching sun.
(C) blob against the blinding
(D) circling high overhead a
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Re-arrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) a great buzzard was
(B) and scorching sun.
(C) blob against the blinding
(D) circling high overhead a
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1: (A), (D), (C), (B) -> Forms: "A great buzzard was circling high overhead a blob against the blinding and scorching sun" - grammatically correct and meaningful.
Option 2: (A), (C), (B), (D) -> Forms: "A great buzzard was blob against the blinding and scorching sun circling high overhead a" - grammatically incorrect structure.
Option 3: (B), (A), (D), (C) -> Forms: "and scorching sun a great buzzard was circling high overhead a blob against the blinding" - starts with "and," making no sense.
Option 4: (C), (B), (D), (A) -> Forms: "blob against the blinding and scorching sun circling high overhead a a great buzzard was" - completely disjointed and meaningless.
Hence, Option 1: (A), (D), (C), (B) -> This arrangement creates a descriptive sentence where the buzzard, circling high in the sky, appears as merely a small blob against the intense brightness of the sun. The phrase structure properly connects the subject (buzzard), action (circling), and vivid imagery (blob against sun) -> correct