Question 53
MediumOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. The old ferry was the only way across the river.
Q. Last year, a bridge was built a little way downstream.
R. Now the ferry sits empty, and the ferryman sells tea to people crossing the bridge.
S. Every morning, it carried workers, students and goats to the town on the far bank.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
P opens: it names the ferry. S describes what "it" did each day.
Q brings the change: a bridge. R says "now", after the bridge.
So the order is PSQR.
Worth noting
SPQR opens with "it", which has nothing to point to until the ferry is named.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 75 s
- Your timeYours
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