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. And that something in her lifted her to the world number one position in tennis in 2005.
B. But all this happened in almost no time.
C. It took Maria just four years as a professional to reach the pinnacle.
D. There is something disarming about Maria Sharapova.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. DABC.
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:
- The sentence D is independent of any other sentence as it is giving general information about "Maria Sharapova". Hence, sentence D is the first part.
- Sentence A will come after D as it is giving information about the disarming quality of Maria Sharapova that lifted her to world number one.
- Sentence B will come after A as it is giving information about the duration in which she became number one i.e. in a very short period of time.
- The sentence C is the concluding part as it says how many years or time it took Maria to reach the peak i.e. four years.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. DABC.
The paragraph is: There is something disarming about Maria Sharapova. And that something in her lifted her to the world's number one position in tennis in 2005. But all this happened in almost no time. It took Maria just four years as a professional to reach the pinnacle.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. DABC.