Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. The village had no doctor, and the nearest hospital was forty kilometres away.
Q. She treated fevers and cuts, and taught mothers how to keep babies healthy.
R. In five years, the number of babies who died in the village fell by half.
S. A young woman from the village, Sunita, trained as a health worker in the town.
T. When she came back, she set up a small clinic in her own front room.

PTSQRCorrect answerYour answerTSQPRCorrect answerYour answerPSTQRCorrect answerYour answerTSPRQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

P opens with the problem. S names Sunita and her training.
T is "when she came back", Q is what she did in the clinic, and R is the result "in five years".
So the order is PSTQR.

Worth noting

PTSQR has "she" come back before Sunita has been named.

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