Question 146
MediumOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Over five thousand letters arrived in two weeks.
Q. The zoo had a new baby elephant, and the keepers asked the public to suggest a name.
R. But one letter, from a girl of eight, suggested the name of her grandmother, who had worked at the zoo for thirty years.
S. Most suggested names of gods or film stars.
T. The keepers chose that name, and the girl was invited to meet the elephant.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Q opens: the baby elephant and the request. P is how many letters arrived.
S says what "most" suggested, R turns with "but" to one letter, and T is the keepers' choice of "that name".
So the order is QPSRT.
Worth noting
QPRST turns with "but" to one letter before saying what most letters suggested.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
- Your timeYours
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