Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. A fox, hearing the cock and thinking to make a meal of him, came and stood under the tree.
B. As the night passed away and the day dawned, the cock, according to his custom, set up ashrill crowing.
C. A dog and a cock having struck up an acquaintance went out on their travels together.
D. Nightfall found them in a forest, so the cock, flying up on a tree, perched among the branches, while the dog dozed below at the foot.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. CDBA.
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:
- Sentence C is the independent sentence and introduce a topic related to the friendship between a dog and a cock who went on travels together. So, sentence C is the first sentence after rearrangement.
- Sentence D expands the story about their journey. Hence, sentence D follows sentence C.
- Now, after going through the options, we find that only option 1 shows the sequence.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. CDBA.
The paragraph is: A dog and a cock having struck up an acquaintance went out on their travels together. Nightfall found them in a forest, so the cock, flying up on a tree, perched among the branches, while the dog dozed below at the foot As the night passed away and the day dawned, the cock, according to his custom, set up a shrill crowing. A fox, hearing the cock and thinking to make a meal of him, came and stood under the tree.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. CDBA.