Question 71
MediumOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. It has done the same every day since, and the whole street now calls it Asha's dog.
Q. But the next morning, it was waiting at the gate to walk her to school.
R. She gave it some water and a chapati, thinking it would go away.
S. A stray dog followed Asha home from school one afternoon.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
S opens: it names the dog and Asha. R says what "she" did for "it".
Q turns with "but": the dog did not go away. P says "every day since".
So the order is SRQP.
Worth noting
RSPQ opens with "she" and "it", which have nothing to point to yet.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 75 s
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