Given below are six sentences taken from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are numbered S1 and S2 and are placed in the first and last positions respectively and are fixed in their positions. The other four sentences between the first and last sentences are jumbled up and are numbered A, B, C, and D. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in a logical sequence keeping the unity and coherence of the paragraph intact. Choose the correct alternative that best describes the sequence.
S1. In front of this building, overlooking the river, is a garden, where the once well-trimmed box borders that used to define the walks now grow wild as they list.
A. The rich vegetation of those weeds that we call foul adorns the sloping shore.
B. The wall fruit grows like hedges against the walls.
C. Several willows that spring from the Loire have grown as rapidly as the hedge that encloses it and half conceal the house.
D. Fruit trees, neglected for the last ten years, no longer yield their harvest, and their shoots form coppices.
S2. Paths once gravelled are overgrown with moss, but to tell the truth, there is no trace of a path.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
S1 (Fixed Opening): "In front of this building, overlooking the river, is a garden..."
This sentence sets the scene by introducing the location (a garden in front of a building by a river) and the theme (neglect and wild growth).
Sentence C: "Several willows that spring from the Loire have grown as rapidly as the hedge that encloses it and half conceal the house."
This is the best follow-up because it identifies the river (the Loire) mentioned in S1 and introduces the hedge and the house, providing a broader physical context for the garden.
Sentence B: "The wall fruit grows like hedges against the walls."
The focus then moves from the shore back toward the structure of the house/garden walls, describing more specific types of overgrown plants.
S2 (Fixed Conclusion): "Paths once gravelled are overgrown with moss, but to tell the truth, there is no trace of a path."
This concludes the passage by moving from the larger plants (trees and hedges) down to the ground level, showing the total disappearance of human-made structures (paths) under the wild growth.
Sentence ‘B’ is directly linked to fixed sentence “S2”.
Correct sequence is CADB.