Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. The farmer's son wanted to leave the village and work in the city.
Q. Twenty years later, he came back to visit and found the tree tall and heavy with fruit.
R. Children from the village were eating its mangoes, and the boy understood what his father had meant.
S. The boy planted it, left, and found work in a factory far away.
T. His father did not argue; he only asked him to plant one mango tree before he left.

PTQSRCorrect answerYour answerSTPRQCorrect answerYour answerPTSQRCorrect answerYour answerSTQPRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

P opens: it names the son and his wish. T is his father's request.
S is the boy planting "it" and leaving, Q is "twenty years later", and R is what he saw and understood.
So the order is PTSQR.

Worth noting

PTQSR brings him back "twenty years later" before he has planted the tree or left.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 100 s
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