The teachers want … — choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences

Analyze the question: The sentence "The teachers want ___" needs a grammatically correct noun phrase, with adjectives in proper order before the noun "schools".

Concept: In English, adjectives come before the noun they describe. When several adjectives are used, they are separated by commas (coordinate adjectives) and the noun comes last. The noun "schools" must come at the end of the phrase.

Check each option:

• A. modern, attractive, well-equipped schools: The adjectives come first, separated by commas, and the noun "schools" comes last. The phrase is grammatically correct. ✔
• B. attractive, well-equipped, schools modern: The noun is followed by a stray adjective, and there is a comma before the noun. ✘
• C. well-equipped, attractive modern schools.: The adjectives are in an acceptable order and the noun is last, but the punctuation is inconsistent (no comma between "attractive" and "modern"), and there is a full stop inside the option. This is a weaker choice. ✘
• D. schools, well-equipped, attractive modern: The noun comes first and the adjectives trail after it, which is wrong. ✘

Why A over C? Both A and C place the noun last. Option A is consistently punctuated, with each adjective separated by commas as a proper list. It also follows the natural order of opinion and description (modern, attractive, well-equipped), so it reads smoothly.

Answer: A

Tip: In "arrangement of words" questions, first find the noun and make sure it comes last. Then eliminate any option with misplaced adjectives or inconsistent punctuation. Read the remaining choices aloud to see which sounds natural.