Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. But cattle were hard to carry, and grain could rot.
Q. The first coins, stamped to show their weight, appeared in the kingdom of Lydia about 2,600 years ago.
R. So, in time, people began to use pieces of metal, which lasted and were easy to carry.
S. They used things that everyone valued, such as cattle, grain or shells.
T. The first people to use money did not use coins or notes.

STPRQCorrect answerYour answerTSPRQCorrect answerYour answerRSTPQCorrect answerYour answerTPRSQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

T opens: the first money was not coins. S says what "they" used.
P turns with "but" to the problems, R is "so", metal, and Q is "the first coins".
So the order is TSPRQ.

Worth noting

STPRQ opens with "they used", which has nothing to point to yet.

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