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Read the following jumbled sentence segments extracted from an advanced academic discourse:[P] and fostering widespread institutional resilience[Q] by reallocating departmental resources toward digital infrastructure[R] the university administration successfully navigated the fiscal crisis[S] through strategic foresight and prudent budgetingIdentify the option that arranges these segments into a grammatically coherent and rhetorically sound sentence.
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To construct a grammatically cohesive and stylistically sound sentence, we must identify the core subject and finite verb first. Segment [R] ('the university administration successfully navigated the fiscal crisis') serves as the main independent clause containing the subject and predicate. Next, segment [S] ('through strategic foresight and prudent budgeting') follows naturally to explain the manner of navigation. Segment [Q] ('by reallocating departmental resources toward digital infrastructure') elaborates on the specific actions taken, while segment [P] ('and fostering widespread institutional resilience') concludes the coordinated participial phrase. Thus, the correct chronological and syntactic order is R-S-Q-P. For further study on syntactic structure and sentence composition, refer to the Wikipedia Reference on syntax.
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