Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street, and dies just after Oliver’s birth.
B. After the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more gruel at the end of a meal, Mr. Bumble offers five pounds to anyone who will take the boy away from the workhouse.
C. Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England.
D. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then is transferred to a workhouse for adults.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. CADB
- The opening sentence is always independent from the other statements. Thus, Sentence C would be our opening statement as it talks about where Oliver Twist was born.
- Sentence A will follow sentence as it talks about the mother of Olive Twist and her demise.
- Sentence D then follows sentence A as it talks about how Olive Twist spent initial nine years of his life.
- Sentence B will be the closing statement as it talks about how Mr. Bumble tried to save him.
Thus, the correct paragraph would be:
Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street, and dies just after Oliver’s birth. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then is transferred to a workhouse for adults. After the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more gruel at the end of a meal, Mr. Bumble offers five pounds to anyone who will take the boy away from the workhouse.