Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. “Wow! That’s fantastic news,” said his family and friends.
B. He had gone to Kolkata for the inter-state swimming championship.
C. Irfan was a swimming champ.
D. “He won golds in 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly and relay,” informed his coach.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. CBDA.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them. Also, the first sentence of a passage is usually independent and introduces a topic. The second one provides more information about it.
Steps to arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph:
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The sentence 'C' is independent of any other sentences as it is giving general information about "Irfan". Hence, 'C' is the first part.
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The pronoun "He" mentioned in the sentence 'B' refers back to the noun 'Irfan' mentioned in the sentence 'C'. Hence, 'B' follows 'C'.
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The phrase "He won golds in 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly and relay" in the sentence 'D' is linked with the phrase 'the inter-state swimming championship' in the sentence 'B'. Hence, 'D' follows 'B'.
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The sentence 'A' is the concluding sentence. Hence, 'A' is the last sentence.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 4 i.e. CBDA.
The paragraph is: Irfan was a swimming champ. He had gone to Kolkata for the inter-state swimming championship. “He won golds in 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly and relay,” informed his coach. “Wow! That’s fantastic news,” said his family and friends.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. CBDA.