Question 99
EasyOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. By noon, the sky is so full of kites that it is hard to see the sun.
Q. Days before, the shops fill with kites of every colour.
R. Every year, our town holds a kite festival in January.
S. In the evening, people light lamps and send them floating into the dark sky.
T. On the morning of the festival, every roof in town is crowded with people.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
R opens: it names the festival. Q is "days before".
T is "the morning of the festival", P is "by noon", and S is "in the evening".
So the order is RQTPS.
Worth noting
RTQPS puts the festival morning before the days leading up to it.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 80 s
- Your timeYours
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