Sentences disarranged

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Anonymous  #466493  Sun, 20 Jan 08 08:44 AM

Hello,

Please approve my answers to the following long questions.  My answers are at the bottom of the page.

Rearrange the twelve sentences below in their proper order to make a story.  The story should consist of three paragraphs, each paragraph containing four sentences:

  1. As time went on, however, she became too old and weak to catch as many mice as she wanted.
  2. She called all the mice together and told them she was very sorry for her past cruelty.
  3. There was once a cat who lived in a large farm-house.
  4. She sat down and thought of a plan to get her food without any trouble.
  5. She promised to be more kind in future and allow them to run about as they pleased.
  6. On hearing this, the mice were delighted.
  7. The plan worked well until two clever mice began to miss their friends.
  8. There were plenty of mice for her to eat and she lived a very pleasant life.
  9. Thus the cunning old cat was never able to catch another mouse.
  10. They had, however, to pass in procession before her each day and bow as they passed.
  11. Later, the mice passed in single file, each bowing low as he passed, and the cunning cat seized the last mouse without the others noticing what had happened.
  12. They decided that one should lead the procession, the other being at the end, and at the same time carry on a shouted conversation.

Paragraph 1: (3, 8, 1, 4)

 

Paragraph 2: (7, 8, 11, 12)

 

Paragraph 3: (2, 5, 6, 9)

 

  
Mister Micawber  #466521  Sun, 20 Jan 08 09:44 AM

3 8 1  4 -- 2  5 10  6 -- 11  7  12   9


  
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Anonymous  #466528  Sun, 20 Jan 08 09:52 AM

Hi Mister Micawber

Agree with paragraph 1, but am confused with your entries for Paragraphs 2 and 3.

  
Mister Micawber  #466530  Sun, 20 Jan 08 09:53 AM

Write it out as an essay, and it will make sense.

  
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