Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order forming a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. I have seen a great many houses in my time, little and big, new and old, built of stone and of wood, but of one house I have kept a very vivid memory.
B. It was, properly speaking, rather a cottage than a house -- a tiny cottage of one story, with three windows, looking extraordinarily like a little old hunchback woman with a cap on.
C. The cottage was lost to sight among the mulberry-trees, acacias, and poplars planted by the grandfathers and great-grandfathers of its present occupants
D. It had white stucco walls, tiled roof, and a dilapidated chimney
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. ABDC.
A: This sentence introduces the topic of the paragraph and sets up the discussion about a memorable house.
B: This sentence follows by describing the specific type and appearance of the house mentioned in sentence A.
D: This sentence provides detailed descriptions of the cottage’s features, further elaborating on the description given in sentence B.
C: This sentence concludes by describing the setting of the cottage, explaining why it might be hidden from view.