Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
Through the dense forest, / the hikers / trekked / for hours / before reaching / the mountain peak.

Correct option is C

Option (c) is the correct order of the given sentence.
Explanation:
· The correct structure of a sentence in English generally follows the Subject + Verb + Object + Adverbial Phrase pattern.
· "The hikers" (subject), "trekked" (verb), "for hours through the dense forest" (adverbial phrase), and "before reaching the mountain peak" (additional phrase of time) form a meaningful, grammatically correct sentence.
· The sentence flows naturally and logically, following the standard narrative structure.
· Other options either misplace the time or prepositional phrases or interrupt the flow of thought.