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. The sand is so hot that you cannot walk over it in the day time.
B. Here, there is nothing but sand and rock.
C. A great part of Arabia is a desert.
D. However, there are springs of water but these are few and far apart.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. CBAD.
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 will be the first sentence because the given lines are talking about the Arabia desert. And it is the introductory line.
- After it, sentence B will be used because it further explains previous sentence.
- Sentence A will be the next sentence because sentence B talks about sand and rock and sentence A talks about tells us how hot the sand is in the day time.
- Lastly, sentence D will be used.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 3 i.e. CBAD.
The paragraph is: A great part of Arabia is a desert. Here, there is nothing but sand and rock. The sand is so hot that you cannot walk over it in the day time. However, there are springs of water but these are few and far apart.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. CBAD.