Given below are four jumbled parts of a sentence. Select the option that gives their correct order and forms a meaningful sentence.
A. baggage like physical luggage
B. through every day
C. we often carry heavy emotional
D. dragging our weary souls
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: CADB
Explanation:
• Part C begins the sentence with the subject and main verb: "we often carry heavy emotional..."
• The adjective phrase "heavy emotional" in C needs a noun to qualify, which is provided by "baggage" in part A (forming CA: "we often carry heavy emotional baggage like physical luggage").
• Part D follows with the participle clause "dragging our weary souls", describing the action or effect.
• Part B finishes the thought with the prepositional phrase "through every day" (forming DB: "dragging our weary souls through every day").
Complete Sentence: We often carry heavy emotional baggage like physical luggage, dragging our weary souls through every day.