Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. By evening, the whole street had heard the news.
Q. The letter arrived on a Tuesday, three weeks after Kiran had given up hope.
R. He read it aloud slowly: the college in Pune had offered her a place.
S. Her hands shook so much that her brother had to open it for her.

QRPSCorrect answerYour answerQSRPCorrect answerYour answerRSQPCorrect answerYour answerQPSRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Q opens: it names Kiran and the letter she had waited for. S says why "her brother" had to open "it".
R begins with "he", the brother from S, and gives the news. P says the whole street had heard "the news" by evening.
So the order is QSRP.

Worth noting

QRPS has "he" read the letter aloud before her brother has appeared in the story.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 85 s
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