Question 178
HardOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. The first telephone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
Q. His words were simple: he asked his assistant, who was in the next room, to come to him.
R. Today, billions of people carry a telephone in their pocket.
S. But by 1900, there were more than a million telephones in the United States alone.
T. For years afterwards, most people thought the telephone was a toy for the rich.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
P opens: the first call. Q gives "his words".
T is "for years afterwards", S turns with "but by 1900", and R is "today".
So the order is PQTSR.
Worth noting
PTQSR puts the years afterwards before Bell's words, so "his words" then has no one to belong to.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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