Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. to light the great lamp
Q. the narrow stairs that wound
R. the old lighthouse keeper climbed
S. up the tower every evening

RQSPCorrect answerYour answerRSQPCorrect answerYour answerSRPQCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

R has the subject and the verb: the keeper "climbed". Climbed what? Q gives "the narrow stairs".
The stairs "wound" where? S says "up the tower". P says why he climbed, so it ends the sentence.
So the order is RQSP: "The old lighthouse keeper climbed the narrow stairs that wound up the tower every evening to light the great lamp."

Worth noting

RSQP puts "up the tower every evening" straight after "climbed", which leaves "the narrow stairs that wound" with nowhere to go.

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Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.P. to light the great lampQ. the narrow stairs that woundR. the old lighthouse keeper climbedS. up the tower every evening