In the following question, the first and last parts of the sentence (1 and 6) are given. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Cybersecurity threats have
P. requiring organisations to
Q. increased dramatically in
R. invest heavily in advanced
S. recent years
6. protective technologies now.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: QSPR
Explanation
• Part 1 ends with the auxiliary verb have, which requires a past participle to form the present perfect tense. Therefore, Q (increased dramatically in) must come first.
• Part Q ends with the preposition in, which naturally connects to the time expression in S (recent years).
• Part P (requiring organisations to) forms a participial clause describing the result of the threat increase.
• Part P ends with the infinitive marker to, which needs the base verb in R (invest heavily in advanced) to link with part 6 (protective technologies now).
Complete Sentence: Cybersecurity threats have increased dramatically in recent years, requiring organisations to invest heavily in advanced protective technologies now.