Question 43
MediumOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. She got on the wrong bus and reached twenty minutes late.
Q. Priya's first day at the new school did not start well.
R. But the girl at the next desk smiled and pushed her own book across to share.
S. Her class had already begun, and every head turned when she opened the door.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Q opens: it names Priya and says the day went badly. P gives the first thing that went wrong, with "she".
S follows from arriving late: the class "had already begun". R begins with "but", turning the story towards something good.
So the order is QPSR.
Worth noting
PQSR opens with "she", who has not been named yet.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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