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Ordering sentences into a paragraph · Question 246 of 250

Question 246

HardOriginal question

The opening sentence is given. Arrange the rest to make a paragraph.

Opening: Can a machine be creative?

P. Some of their paintings have even been sold for large sums of money.

Q. Whether that counts as creativity, or only a very clever copy, is a question people are still arguing about.

R. Computers can now write poems, paint pictures and compose music.

S. But critics point out that a computer only rearranges what it has learned from millions of human works.

Options for question 246

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. After the given question, R gives what computers can now do.

  2. P goes further with "even", S turns with "but" to the critics, and Q says the question is still argued.

  3. So the order is RPSQ.

Worth noting

PRQS opens with the paintings sold for money, before we know that computers paint at all.

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