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    Question

    In the questions given below, a sentence has been

    broken down into four fragments labelled (A), (B), (C) and (D) and arranged, not necessarily in the correct order. You have to find the correct order of arrangement from the options given below. In case the sentence is correct in its original form, please select (E) as your answer His mother’s car coming to take him home (A) the little boy waited quietly (B) smiling every time he thought he saw (C) near the school gate, watching the road, and.(D)
    A ADBC Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B CDAB Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C DACB Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D BDCA Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No arrangement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    (B) "The little boy waited quietly" sets the main subject and action. This is followed by (D) detailing where and how he waited ("near the school gate, watching the road, and"). The sentence is then completed by (C) and (A), explaining what he was doing and looking for: "smiling every time he thought he saw his mother’s car coming to take him home." The complete sentence  The little boy waited quietly near the school gate, watching the road and smiling every time he thought he saw his mother’s car coming to take him home. 

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