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Sentence rearrangement (PQRS): Arrange the historical/economic description to state that there was a time when families produced for themselves most of what they needed for everyday life; choose the correct sequence.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: QSRP

Explanation:


Given data

  • Starter: 'There was'
  • Q: a time when each family
  • S: actually produced
  • R: for itself most of the things it
  • P: needed for it everyday life (intended: its everyday life)


Concept/Approach
State the temporal frame (Q), the action (S), its beneficiary/object (R), and finish with the relative completion (P) specifying 'needed...'.


Step-by-step reconstruction
Compose: 'There was a time when each family actually produced for itself most of the things it needed for its everyday life.'Sequence: QSRP.


Verification
The noun-phrase 'most of the things it needed...' is completed correctly at the end.


Common pitfalls
Separating R and P breaks the cohesion of the object clause.


Final Answer
Correct order: QSRP.

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