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S1: It was in 264 B.C. that the great struggle between Rome and Carthage, the Punic Wars began.
S6: But the Romans, with extraordinary energy, set themselves to out build the Carthaginians.
P: It gradually developed into a struggle for the possession of Sicily.
Q: The advantage of the sea was at first with the Carthaginians.
R: The First Punic War began in that year about the pirates of Messina.
S: They had great fighting ships of what was hitherto an unheard-of size.
The proper sequence should be:
S1: It was in 264 B.C. that the great struggle between Rome and Carthage, the Punic Wars began.
S6: But the Romans, with extraordinary energy, set themselves to out build the Carthaginians.
P: It gradually developed into a struggle for the possession of Sicily.
Q: The advantage of the sea was at first with the Carthaginians.
R: The First Punic War began in that year about the pirates of Messina.
S: They had great fighting ships of what was hitherto an unheard-of size.
The proper sequence should be:
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Solution
The correct option is B RPQS
The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It must be a continuation or extension of S1.R is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that it was in 264 B.C. that the great struggle between Rome and Carthage, the Punic wars began. R adds to S1 that the first Punic war began that year about the pirates of Messina.R is followed by P: P further continues the topic. It says that the war gradually developed into a struggle for the possession of Sicily. P is followed by Q: Q continues P's point. It says that in this war, the advantage of the sea was at first with the Carthaginians.Q is followed by S: S explains the point made by Q. It says they had the advantage as they had great fighting ships of un-heard sizes. S6 adds to it that, however, the Romans, with extraordinary energy, set themselves to out-build the Carthaginians.Thus, the correct sequence is R P Q S. Hence, B is the correct option.
The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It must be a continuation or extension of S1.
R is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that it was in 264 B.C. that the great struggle between Rome and Carthage, the Punic wars began. R adds to S1 that the first Punic war began that year about the pirates of Messina.
R is followed by P: P further continues the topic. It says that the war gradually developed into a struggle for the possession of Sicily.
P is followed by Q: Q continues P's point. It says that in this war, the advantage of the sea was at first with the Carthaginians.
Q is followed by S: S explains the point made by Q. It says they had the advantage as they had great fighting ships of un-heard sizes. S6 adds to it that, however, the Romans, with extraordinary energy, set themselves to out-build the Carthaginians.
Thus, the correct sequence is R P Q S. Hence, B is the correct option.
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