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. My father is the only breadwinner in the family.
B. My mother happily lends a helping hand in his hard work.
C. I belong to a family where it is difficult to make both ends meet.
D. He earns a rather meagre amount, working as a mason.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. CADB.
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 C is independent of any other sentence as it is introducing or giving general information about "someone who has little money". Hence, sentence C is the first part
- Sentence A will come after C as it is giving information about the only person who earns money i.e. his father.
- Sentence D will come after A as it is further giving information about the job of the father i.e. what he actually does to earn money.
- Sentence B concludes by giving information about the mother who helps her husband in his work.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 3 i.e. CADB.
The paragraph is: I belong to a family where it is difficult to make both ends meet. My father is the only breadwinner in the family. He earns a rather meagre amount, working as a mason. My mother happily lends a helping hand in his hard work.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. CADB.