Question 86
HardOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. So the biggest desert on Earth is also the coldest place on Earth.
Q. Most people think of deserts as hot, but a desert is simply a place that gets very little rain.
R. By that measure, the largest desert in the world is not the Sahara.
S. It is Antarctica, which gets less rain and snow in a year than most deserts.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Q opens by saying what a desert is. R uses "that measure", the meaning given in Q.
S names the real largest desert with "it is", and P draws the surprising result with "so".
So the order is QRSP.
Worth noting
RQPS opens with "by that measure", which points back to a measure that has not been given.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 85 s
- Your timeYours
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