Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. But almost all of it is salty sea water.
Q. That is why it is important not to waste the fresh water we have.
R. Water covers about seventy per cent of the Earth's surface.
S. The rest, only a very small part, is fresh water that we can drink.

RSPQCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answerSPRQCorrect answerYour answerPSQRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

R opens with a fact about water. P turns with "but": almost all of "it" is salty.
S says "the rest" is fresh, so it follows P, and Q draws the lesson with "that is why".
So the order is RPSQ.

Worth noting

RSPQ says "the rest" before the paragraph has said what the first part is.

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