Arrange the following sentences in the correct order to form a logically sound and coherent paragraph.
The parts are:
A. against pieces of newspaper, until he was overcome by the sensation that Life was an enormous
B. rucksack so impossibly heavy that, even though it meant losing everything, it was infinitely
C. He listened to them all for another fifteen minutes, mute as he tested the Hoover's suction
D. easier to leave all baggage here on the roadside and walk on into the blackness.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: CABD
Explanation:
• Sentence C is the independent introductory clause, setting the scene: "He listened to them all... mute as he tested the Hoover's suction".
• Part A logically continues C, completing the phrase: "tested the Hoover's suction against pieces of newspaper..." and introducing the metaphor that life was an enormous object.
• Part B identifies this object: "an enormous rucksack so impossibly heavy...".
• Part D completes the comparative construction started at the end of B: "infinitely easier to leave all baggage here...".
Thus, the correct, coherent sequence is CABD.