Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. It reaches our eyes and makes them sting.
Q. The eyes then make tears to wash it away.
R. When we cut an onion, we break its cells and release this chemical into the air.
S. Cutting an onion that has been kept in the fridge helps, because the cold slows the chemical down.
T. Onions make us cry because of a chemical inside them.

RTPQSCorrect answerYour answerRTQSPCorrect answerYour answerTRPQSCorrect answerYour answerTRSPQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

T opens with the cause. R says how cutting releases "this chemical".
P says what "it" does to our eyes, Q is how "the eyes then" respond, and S gives a tip.
So the order is TRPQS.

Worth noting

RTPQS opens with "when we cut an onion", which reads well but leaves "this chemical" with nothing before it to point to.

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