Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 5

Use time order to organize the scrambled list of sentences below. Write the number 1 beside the point that all the other sentences support. Then number each supporting sentence as it occurs in time.
_______ The table is right near the garbage pail.
_______ So you reluctantly select a gluelike tuna-fish sandwich, a crushed apple pie, and watery, lukewarm coffee.
_______ You sit at the edge of the table, away from the garbage pail, and gulp down your meal.
_______ Trying to eat in the cafeteria is an unpleasant experience.
_______ Suddenly you spot a free table in the center.
_______ With a last swallow of the lukewarm coffee, you get up and leave the cafeteria as rapidly as possible.
_______ Flies are flitting into and out of the pail.
_______ By the time it is your turn, the few things that are almost good are gone.
_______ There does not seem to be a free table anywhere.
_______ Unfortunately, there is a line in the cafeteria.
_______ The hoagies, coconut-custard pie, and iced tea have all disappeared.
_______ You hold your tray and look for a place to sit down.
_______ You have a class in a few minutes, and so you run in to grab something to eat quickly.