Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. the volunteers who
Q. clean the beach every week,
R. were it not for
S. the turtles would not nest there

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Correct answer: A

"Were it not for" means "if it were not for", and needs a noun: R, then P "the volunteers who".
"Who" needs a verb: Q "clean the beach every week,". The comma ends the condition, and S is the result.
So the order is RPQS: "Were it not for the volunteers who clean the beach every week, the turtles would not nest there."

Worth noting

PRQS opens with "the volunteers who" and brings "were it not for" after it, which breaks the condition in two.

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Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.P. the volunteers whoQ. clean the beach every week,R. were it not forS. the turtles would not nest there