Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Then I went up the steps to apartment number 17D.
B. I strode along the pavement hurriedly and crossed the road.
C. The hall was empty and there was no sign of anyone having entered before me.
D. I opened the door with my key and went in.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. BADC.
The given question is an example of para jumbles.
Sentence B will be the introductory sentence as it is giving an introduction about the incident.
Sentence A will be the next as it talks about the action done after crossing the road.
Sentence D will be following sentence A as it tells us about the immediate action after reaching the apartment.
Sentence C will be the last sentence as it concludes the para.
The correct sequence is:
B. I strode along the pavement hurriedly and crossed the road.
A. Then I went up the steps to apartment number 17D.
D. I opened the door with my key and went in.
C. The hall was empty and there was no sign of anyone having entered before me.