Question 201
EasyOriginal questionThe opening and closing sentences are given. Arrange the sentences between them.
Opening: Owls can turn their heads almost all the way round.
P. Its neck has twice as many bones as ours, which lets it twist much further.
Q. Their eyes are fixed in their heads and cannot move like ours.
R. Special blood vessels in its neck keep the blood flowing even when the head is turned right round.
S. So to look to the side or behind, an owl must turn its whole head.
Closing: This is how an owl can watch what is behind it without moving its body.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
After the opening sentence, Q gives the reason: their eyes cannot move.
S draws the result with "so", P says how its neck makes this possible, and R adds the blood vessels in "its neck", which leads to "this is how" in the closing sentence.
So the order is QSPR.
Worth noting
SQPR opens with "so", which needs a reason before it.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
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- Your timeYours
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