Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order forming a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. A fine carriage with rubber tyres, a fat coachman, and velvet on the seats, rolled up to the house of a landowner called Gryabov.
B. A drowsy footman met him in the hall
C. "Are the family at home?" asked the Marshal.
D. Fyodor Andreitch Otsov, the district Marshal, jumped out of the carriage.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. ADBC.
A: This sentence sets the scene by describing the arrival of a fancy carriage at the landowner's house.
D: This follows naturally, introducing the main character who steps out of the described carriage.
B: This sentence logically comes next, describing what happens immediately after the Marshal enters the house.
C: This sentence concludes the sequence by detailing the Marshal's inquiry after being met by the footman.