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PTE Reading: Re-order paragraph
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Re- order paragraph is one of the PTE reading tasks,
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and it looks like this ...
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You will see a paragraph that has been jumbled up.
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Your task is to put the paragraph back together again
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into the correct sentence sequence.
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Tip 1: Find the independent sentence first
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The first thing you need to do when you see the sentences
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is ask yourself: Which of these sentences is independent?
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Which one stands alone?
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Which one doesn't refer back to any other sentence?
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If you cannot find the first sentence, then you're in trouble.
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Only if you find the independent sentence first
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can you then sequence the rest of the sentences correctly.
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Tip 2: Use grammar to help you sequence the paragraph
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Scattered throughout the sentences are grammatical words
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which refer back to other words.
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For example words like: "this"
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"these"
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"that"
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"those"
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or articles like: "a"
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"the"
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These words will help you put the sentences back together.
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Ultimately though, it's about meaning.
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The paragraphs should flow from sentence to sentence
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and make complete sense.
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Practice
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For lots of re-order paragraphs practice and methods that work
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check out E2Language.com