Question

Some words are given below. In which order should they be arranged to give an affirmative sentence,
so that the part of the day comes last?
AT / EVENING / AGAIN / LAST / MET / WE / HER / HOSPITAL / THE
1        2                3           4         5       6        7          8               9
(Note:— DO NOT include spaces in your answer)

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 657319842

Step 1: List the given words with their indices → 1: AT, 2: EVENING, 3: AGAIN, 4: LAST, 5: MET, 6: WE, 7: HER, 8: HOSPITAL, 9: THE.
Step 2: Identify the required constraints → The sentence must be affirmative (simple statement) and the part of the day should come last. Here, the part of the day is EVENING (index 2), so it should be the final word.
Step 3: Choose a natural affirmative sentence skeleton → A clear structure is Subject–Verb–Object + Adverbials of frequency/manner + Place + Time. Subject = WE(6), Verb = MET(5), Object = HER(7).
Step 4: Place the frequency/adverb of repetition → “AGAIN” (3) typically comes after the object or before the verb. Using post-object placement yields smooth flow: WE(6) MET(5) HER(7) AGAIN(3).
Step 5: Add the place phrase with a preposition → Use “AT” (1) + “THE” (9) + “HOSPITAL” (8): … AGAIN(3) AT(1) THE(9) HOSPITAL(8). This forms a correct prepositional phrase for place.
Step 6: Position the time expression with the part of the day last → The time phrase is “LAST(4) EVENING(2),” where “EVENING” is the part of the day and must be the final word. Placing it at the very end satisfies the constraint.
Step 7: Verify the complete affirmative sentence → “We met her again at the hospital last evening.” This is grammatically correct, affirmative, and ends with the part of the day “evening.”
Step 8: Convert to the index sequence without spaces → WE(6) MET(5) HER(7) AGAIN(3) AT(1) THE(9) HOSPITAL(8) LAST(4) EVENING(2).
FinalAnswer:657319842

Answer 2

An alternative way to solve this word-ordering question is to start from the fixed ending constraint and build the sentence backward, rather than starting from the subject and moving forward.

The words are: 1-AT, 2-EVENING, 3-AGAIN, 4-LAST, 5-MET, 6-WE, 7-HER, 8-HOSPITAL, 9-THE. The condition requires an affirmative sentence in which the part of the day, "evening" (word 2), is the very last word.

Working backward: the last two words must form the time phrase "last evening," giving the ending 4 (LAST), 2 (EVENING). Just before the time phrase comes the place phrase, which must read "at the hospital," giving 1 (AT), 9 (THE), 8 (HOSPITAL). Before the place phrase, the core statement needs a subject, verb, object, and an adverb of repetition to form "we met her again," giving 6 (WE), 5 (MET), 7 (HER), 3 (AGAIN).

Joining these backward-built blocks in forward order gives: We met her again at the hospital last evening, which is a complete, affirmative sentence ending in the part of the day as required.

Converting this to the index sequence gives 6, 5, 7, 3, 1, 9, 8, 4, 2.

Hence, the correct answer is \[ \boxed{\text{657319842}} \].