Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. It was then that the villagers finally began to dig the pond the elders had talked about for years.
Q. Nobody in the village had ever seen the old well run dry.
R. But in the third summer without rain, the water sank lower every week.
S. By May, the bucket came up with nothing but mud.

RQPSCorrect answerYour answerQPSRCorrect answerYour answerQSRPCorrect answerYour answerQRSPCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Q opens with what had never happened. R begins with "but": now it is happening.
S is "by May", when the well is finally dry, and P says "it was then" that the villagers acted.
So the order is QRSP.

Worth noting

RQPS opens with "but", which needs something before it to turn against.

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