Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.
P. but the hours of
Q. feel faint
R. it was not the heat
S. that made the old man
T. standing in the queue

RPSTQCorrect answerYour answerSPRTQCorrect answerYour answerSRPQTCorrect answerYour answerRPTSQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"It was not ... but ... that" picks out one cause: R gives the wrong one, and P begins the right one, which "of" links to T.
S brings "that" and the result, "made the old man", which needs a plain verb: Q "feel faint".
So the order is RPTSQ: "It was not the heat but the hours of standing in the queue that made the old man feel faint."

Worth noting

RPSTQ puts "that made the old man" straight after "the hours of", which leaves "of" with nothing after it.

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Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence.P. but the hours ofQ. feel faintR. it was not the heatS. that made the old manT. standing in the queue