SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 164

SSC Stenographer - 08 Aug 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q164

Rearrange the parts of this sentence:
(A) the country
(B) was devastated
(C) by a powerful cyclone
(D) last month 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct order for the sentence is ABCD.

Logical Sequence:

(A) the country: This acts as the subject of the sentence.

(B) was devastated: This is the verb phrase (in passive voice) that describes what happened to the subject.

(C) by a powerful cyclone: This is a prepositional phrase identifying the agent or cause of the action.

(D) last month: This is an adverbial phrase of time, which typically appears at the end of a sentence to provide context.

Complete Sentence”

The country was devastated by a powerful cyclone last month.