Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. One evening, a passenger left a bag on the back seat.
Q. He drove to the police station and handed it in.
R. The next day, the owner came to their house with a box of sweets and a letter of thanks.
S. When Anita's father found it, he saw that it held a laptop and some cash.
T. Anita's father drives an auto-rickshaw in Pune.

TSPQRCorrect answerYour answerTPSQRCorrect answerYour answerPTQRSCorrect answerYour answerTQSPRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

T opens: it names Anita's father and his work. P is "one evening", the forgotten bag.
S is when he found "it", Q is what he did with it, and R is "the next day".
So the order is TPSQR.

Worth noting

TSPQR has him find "it" before any bag has been left.

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