Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. He began to collect the rainwater that fell on his roof and fields.
Q. Within three years, the water in his well stayed up all summer.
R. He dug channels to lead it into a pit beside the well.
S. Seeing this, the whole village copied his idea, and today no well there runs dry.
T. A farmer in Maharashtra noticed that his well was drying up earlier each year.

PTRQSCorrect answerYour answerTRSPQCorrect answerYour answerTPRQSCorrect answerYour answerTPQRSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

T opens: it names the farmer and his problem. P is what "he" began to do.
R says how he led "it", the rainwater, to the well. Q is "within three years", and S says what the village did on "seeing this".
So the order is TPRQS.

Worth noting

PTRQS opens with "he", who has not been named yet.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 90 s
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