Concept:This is a sentence rearrangement exercise that tests your ability to find the correct logical sequence using grammatical and contextual clues.
Explanation:Start by identifying the independent part that introduces the topic.
Part S begins with "The essay 'Of Friendship' by Francis Bacon" — this is a clear opening because it names the subject.
So S is the first part.
The word "intimacy" in S is naturally followed by the preposition "between" in part R.
Thus, R comes after S.
In part R, the phrase "both prosperity and" requires another noun to complete the pair.
Part P provides "adversity", which is linked by the conjunction "and".
Therefore, P follows R.
After P, the phrase "succumbing" is logically followed by the preposition "to", which appears in part Q.
This makes Q the concluding part.
The correct sequence is S → R → P → Q.
When arranged, the sentence reads: "The essay 'Of Friendship' by Francis Bacon celebrated the intimacy between friends which is subjected to both prosperity and adversity without succumbing to the clouds of doubt and jealousy."
Answer:Option (3) i.e. S R P Q is correct.