Question 82
HardOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. In the sixteenth century, Copernicus argued that the Earth and the other planets move around the Sun.
Q. For centuries, people believed that the Earth stood still at the centre of everything.
R. His idea was rejected at first, but it later became the basis of modern astronomy.
S. The Sun, the Moon and the stars all seemed to move around it.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Q opens with the old belief. S explains why people believed it: everything seemed to move around "it".
P brings Copernicus and his new idea. R says what happened to "his idea".
So the order is QSPR.
Worth noting
QPRS says "his idea" before Copernicus has been named.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 85 s
- Your timeYours
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