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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).

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: RPQS

Explanation:


Given data

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


Concept/Approach
After 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 construction
R: ‘‘… 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 pitfalls
Do not put ‘‘that had brought’’ before introducing what is being lamented; the antecedent must be clear.


Final Answer
RPQS

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