Select the most appropriate sequence from the given options to make a meaningful paragraph from jumbled sentences.
A. And I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together.
B. It was twenty years ago.
C. At that time I was living in Paris.
D. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarter overlooking a cemetery.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. BCDA.
- Sentence B introduces us to the beginning of the story by giving details about the timeline of the speaker's experience.
- Sentence C follows up next because it adds more details to the information provided by the previous statement, that is the mentioning of the specific place during the timeline that was previously mentioned.
- Sentence D adds more details about the place where the speaker resided. As it adjoins details to the information provided by the previous statement it shall appear at third place.
- Sentence A talks about the condition of the speaker at that particular time and place. This can be treated as a conclusive point as the details shift further towards the person after the previous lines talked about the time and place of the story.
This arrangement follows a sequential order where the details are narrated one after the other without losing any sense/meaning and fluency as the story proceeds ahead.