Select the most appropriate sequence from the given options to make a meaningful paragraph from jumbled sentences.
A. She was a tall woman and she carried a large purse.
B. Suddenly a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.
C. It was 11 o’clock at night and a woman was walking alone.
D. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. CADB.
- Sentence C gives us the introduction of the main character and also the beginning of the story.
- Sentence A is a description of the main character and her actions, which is why it shall appear in second place as it adds more details to the information provided by the first sentence.
- Sentence D appears in third place because it adds details of the object that was introduced by the previous sentence, that is A.
- Sentence B will appear at the end because it provides a plot twist to the narrative and the occurring information is relatively different from the details that were already added to the narrative by the previous sentences.
This arrangement is correct as it follows a sequential manner where the descriptions are added one after the other and the events also take place till the end without losing sense/meaning in the passage.