Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. The circus came to our town for one week every winter.
Q. The tent went up in the big ground behind the station.
R. There were acrobats, a man who juggled fire, and a clown who kept falling off his bicycle.
S. When the tent came down at the end of the week, the ground felt very empty.
T. On the first night, my father took us to see the show.

PTQRSCorrect answerYour answerPQTRSCorrect answerYour answerTQRPSCorrect answerYour answerRQPTSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

P opens with the circus. Q is the tent going up.
T is "the first night", R is what "there were" in the show, and S is the end of the week.
So the order is PQTRS.

Worth noting

PTQRS has the family at the show before the tent has gone up.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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