Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. He had lost his leg in an accident five years back.
B. With that accident his dream of becoming the next Carl Lewis had been shattered forever.
C. In place of his left leg was a wooden stump.
D. Vikas sat up and removed the bed sheet that was covering his leg.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. DCAB.
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 D is independent of any other sentences as it is giving general information about "Vikas". Hence, D is the first part.
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The pronoun "his" mentioned in the sentence C refers back to the noun 'Vikas' mentioned in the sentence D Hence, C follows D.
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The 'leg' mentioned in the sentence A refers back to the 'leg' mentioned in the sentence C Hence, A follows C.
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The sentence B is the concluding sentence. Hence, B is the last sentence.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. DCAB.
The paragraph is: Vikas sat up and removed the bed sheet that was covering his leg. In place of his left leg was a wooden stump. He had lost his leg in an accident five years back. With that accident, his dream of becoming the next Carl Lewis had been shattered forever.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. DCAB.