Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. but a signal failure
Q. the reason the
R. was not the fog
S. trains were late
T. near Kanpur

QRSPTCorrect answerYour answerQSRPTCorrect answerYour answerSQTPRCorrect answerYour answerQSTPRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Q begins the subject and ends on "the", which needs a noun: S "trains were late".
Then the verb: R "was not the fog", and "not" is answered by "but": P. T says where.
So the order is QSRPT: "The reason the trains were late was not the fog but a signal failure near Kanpur."

Worth noting

QRSPT puts "was not the fog" straight after "the reason the", which leaves "the" with no noun.

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Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.P. but a signal failureQ. the reason theR. was not the fogS. trains were lateT. near Kanpur