Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Because it is so close, its light reaches us in only about eight minutes.
Q. It looks much bigger and brighter only because it is much closer to us.
R. Light from the next nearest star takes more than four years.
S. The Sun is a star, like the thousands of others we see at night.

SQPRCorrect answerYour answerSPQRCorrect answerYour answerPQSRCorrect answerYour answerQPRSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

S opens: it says what the Sun is. Q follows with "it" and says why it looks different from other stars: it is closer.
P builds on "closer" with "because it is so close", and R compares it with "the next nearest star".
So the order is SQPR.

Worth noting

SPQR says "because it is so close" before the paragraph has said the Sun is close at all.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 65 s
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