Practice Verbal Ability questions on Sentence Formation, covering jumbled words, sentence structure, grammatical word order, subject-verb agreement, and arranging phrases to create meaningful, grammatically correct sentences. Takes about 20–25 minutes and is useful for placement tests, TCS NQT, SSC, banking and MBA entrance exams.
Question 1
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. cake
2. tasty
3. baked
4. a
5. Lata
1. cake
2. tasty
3. baked
4. a
5. Lata
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Lata baked a tasty cake." Subject, verb, then the object: article, describing word and noun. So option (1) is correct.
Question 2
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. fish
2. a
3. Ramesh
4. big
5. caught
1. fish
2. a
3. Ramesh
4. big
5. caught
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Ramesh caught a big fish." Subject, verb, then the object: article, describing word and noun. So option (4) is correct.
Question 3
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. him
2. the
3. send
4. to
5. report
1. him
2. the
3. send
4. to
5. report
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Send the report to him." The verb comes first, then the thing sent, then "to" and the receiver. So option (2) is correct.
Question 4
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. her
2. keys
3. to
4. give
5. the
1. her
2. keys
3. to
4. give
5. the
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Give the keys to her." The verb comes first, then the thing given, then "to" and the receiver. So option (5) is correct.
Question 5
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. hostel
2. we
3. to
4. returned
5. the
1. hostel
2. we
3. to
4. returned
5. the
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "We returned to the hostel." Subject, verb, then the place introduced by "to the". So option (2) is correct.
Question 6
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. office
2. came
3. the
4. he
5. to
1. office
2. came
3. the
4. he
5. to
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "He came to the office." Subject, verb, then the place introduced by "to the". So option (5) is correct.
Question 7
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. village
2. to
3. drove
4. the
5. they
1. village
2. to
3. drove
4. the
5. they
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "They drove to the village." Subject, verb, then the place introduced by "to the". So option (3) is correct.
Question 8
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. the
2. walked
3. market
4. she
5. to
1. the
2. walked
3. market
4. she
5. to
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "She walked to the market." Subject, verb, then the place introduced by "to the". So option (1) is correct.
Question 9
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. try
2. one
3. to
4. everybody
5. gets
6. chance
1. try
2. one
3. to
4. everybody
5. gets
6. chance
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Everybody gets one chance to try." Subject, verb, then the object "one chance", followed by the infinitive "to try". So option (4) is correct.
Question 10
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. perform
2. to
3. everyone
4. a
5. received
6. chance
1. perform
2. to
3. everyone
4. a
5. received
6. chance
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Everyone received a chance to perform." Subject, verb, then the object "a chance", followed by the infinitive "to perform". So option (1) is correct.
Question 11
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. show
2. was
3. an
4. that
5. amazing
1. show
2. was
3. an
4. that
5. amazing
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "That was an amazing show." Subject and verb come first, then the article, the describing word and the noun. So option (4) is correct.
Question 12
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. match
2. a
3. was
4. thrilling
5. it
1. match
2. a
3. was
4. thrilling
5. it
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "It was a thrilling match." Subject and verb come first, then the article, the describing word and the noun. So option (2) is correct.
Question 13
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. help
2. your
3. for
4. timely
5. thanks
1. help
2. your
3. for
4. timely
5. thanks
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Thanks for your timely help." "Thanks for" is followed by "your", the describing word and the noun. So option (5) is correct.
Question 14
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. gift
2. the
3. thanks
4. wonderful
5. for
1. gift
2. the
3. thanks
4. wonderful
5. for
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Thanks for the wonderful gift." "Thanks for" is followed by the article, the describing word and the noun. So option (3) is correct.
Question 15
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. home
2. did
3. Raju
4. not
5. walk
1. home
2. did
3. Raju
4. not
5. walk
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Raju did not walk home." Subject, then "did not", then the main verb, then the place. So option (5) is correct.
Question 16
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. back
2. Gita
3. come
4. did
5. not
1. back
2. Gita
3. come
4. did
5. not
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Gita did not come back." Subject, then "did not", then the main verb, then "back". So option (3) is correct.
Question 17
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. us
2. not
3. they
4. seen
5. had
1. us
2. not
3. they
4. seen
5. had
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "They had not seen us." Subject, then "had not", then the past participle, then the object. So option (1) is correct.
Question 18
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. him
2. we
3. not
4. meet
5. did
1. him
2. we
3. not
4. meet
5. did
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "We did not meet him." Subject, then "did not", then the main verb in its base form, then the object. So option (4) is correct.
Question 19
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. pleasant
2. journey
3. not
4. the
5. was
1. pleasant
2. journey
3. not
4. the
5. was
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "The journey was not pleasant." The noun phrase comes first, then "was not", then the describing word. So option (2) is correct.
Question 20
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. clean
2. not
3. was
4. room
5. the
1. clean
2. not
3. was
4. room
5. the
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "The room was not clean." The noun phrase comes first, then "was not", then the describing word. So option (4) is correct.
Question 21
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. turn
2. wait
3. kindly
4. your
5. for
1. turn
2. wait
3. kindly
4. your
5. for
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Kindly wait for your turn." "Wait for" is the verb phrase and "your turn" is its object. So option (2) is correct.
Question 22
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. front
2. please
3. door
4. the
5. close
1. front
2. please
3. door
4. the
5. close
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Please close the front door." A polite request begins with "please" and the verb, followed by the object: the front door. So option (5) is correct.
Question 23
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. and
2. Karan
3. cheerful
4. was
5. generous
1. and
2. Karan
3. cheerful
4. was
5. generous
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Karan was cheerful and generous." Subject, then verb, then the two describing words joined by "and". So option (3) is correct.
Question 24
Arrange the following words in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence:
1. was
2. polite
3. and
4. Meena
5. gentle
1. was
2. polite
3. and
4. Meena
5. gentle
Explanation
The correct sentence is: "Meena was gentle and polite." Subject, then verb, then the two describing words joined by "and". So option (1) is correct.
Question 25
Combine the two sentences so that the meaning remains the same:
"I entered his office. He was on the phone."
(A) While he was...
(B) And...
(C) Then...
"I entered his office. He was on the phone."
(A) While he was...
(B) And...
(C) Then...
Explanation
"I entered his office while he was on the phone" correctly captures the simultaneity of the two actions.
Question 26
Combine the two sentences so that the meaning remains the same:
"Two kinds of logics are used. Inductive and Deductive."
(A) And they are...
(B) That is...
(C) Except...
"Two kinds of logics are used. Inductive and Deductive."
(A) And they are...
(B) That is...
(C) Except...
Explanation
"Two kinds of logic are used, and they are inductive and deductive" correctly combines the sentences; "except" does not fit the enumerative sense needed here.
Question 27
Combine the two sentences so that the meaning remains the same:
"She is very simple. She cannot see through his plans."
(A) Being very...
(B) She is so...
(C) She is too...
"She is very simple. She cannot see through his plans."
(A) Being very...
(B) She is so...
(C) She is too...
Explanation
All three work: "Being very simple, she cannot see through his plans," "She is so simple that she cannot see through his plans," and "She is too simple to see through his plans" all preserve the meaning.