Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

P. contributed to the destruction of Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony"

Q. a severe three-year drought in the late 16th century probably

R. at Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina, and a subsequent

S. seven-year drought led to high mortality at the Jamestown Colony in Virginia

QPRS

The correct answer is Option (1) - QPRS

The correct order of the jumbled sentences is QPRS.

The sentence is about how a severe three-year drought in the late 16th century probably contributed to the destruction of Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" at Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina, and a subsequent seven-year drought led to high mortality at the Jamestown Colony in Virginia.

Here is the explanation:

• Q is the subject of the sentence, which is a severe three-year drought.
• P is the modifier of the subject, which describes the drought as being in the late 16th century.
• R is the verb, which means to contribute.
• S is the object of the prepositional phrase, which is the destruction of Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony".