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Answer: $p-q$
Trying out numbers
Imagine $p = 5$ and $q = -2$
$p - q = 5 - -2 = 7$
$q - p = -2 - 5 = -7$
$p + q = 5 + -2 = 3$
$-p - q = -5 - -2 = -3$
Using positives and negatives
$p$ is positive so use $+p$ (not $-p$)
$q$ is negative so subtract $q$
$p-q$ will be the greatest.