Given below are four jumbled parts of a sentence. Select the option that gives their correct order and forms a meaningful sentence.
A. and dissolving until only calm remains
B. rising with fierce energy
C. breaking apart in a rush
D. emotions surge like powerful waves
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: DBCA
Explanation:
• Part D acts as the main independent clause, introducing the primary subject (emotions) and the main verb with a simile (surge like powerful waves).
• Parts B, C, and A describe the sequential stages of a wave's lifecycle through parallel participial phrases (-ing forms):
• First, waves surge by rising with fierce energy (B).
• Next, they reach a peak and crest by breaking apart in a rush (C).
• Finally, the sequence concludes naturally with the conjunction 'and': and dissolving until only calm remains (A).
Complete Sentence: Emotions surge like powerful waves, rising with fierce energy, breaking apart in a rush, and dissolving until only calm remains.