Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. I was brought up by my sister, who was much older than me.
B. I never knew my father or mother.
C. They died when I was very young.
D. She married the village blacksmith, Joe Gargery, and I must say that he was much kinder to me than she was.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. BCAD.
B: "I never knew my father or mother." (This sets the stage by stating the lack of parental figures.)
C: "They died when I was very young." (This follows logically, explaining why the narrator never knew their parents.)
A: "I was brought up by my sister, who was much older than me." (This explains who took care of the narrator after the parents died.)
D: "She married the village blacksmith, Joe Gargery, and I must say that he was much kinder to me than she was." (This provides additional information about the sister and her husband, Joe Gargery.)