Arrange PQRS — Create the narrative line that the women wept loudly, lamenting their evil desire that had brought this sorrow upon them (fully reasoned ordering for exams).

Given data

• P: ‘‘lamenting their evil desire’’
• Q: ‘‘that had brought’’
• R: ‘‘wept loudly’’
• S: ‘‘this sorrow upon them’’

Concept/ApproachAfter the subject in the stem (‘‘Then the women’’), state the finite verb (R), add the participial phrase (P), and complete the relative clause (Q + S).

Step-by-step constructionR: ‘‘… wept loudly …’’P: ‘‘… lamenting their evil desire …’’Q + S: ‘‘… that had brought this sorrow upon them.’’Final sentence: ‘‘Then the women wept loudly, lamenting their evil desire that had brought this sorrow upon them.’’

Common pitfallsDo not put ‘‘that had brought’’ before introducing what is being lamented; the antecedent must be clear.

Final AnswerRPQS