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. I felt embarrassed as if I was somehow responsible for the fire in our home.
B. In my case, it was no different.
C. It always happens that bad news travels quickly.
D. Everyone in high school was aware of my plight.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. CBDA.
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 it is an introductory general statement telling us that bad news travels quickly.
- After it, sentence B will be used because it is the starting of an incident which tells us that in the author's case it was the same.
- Sentence D will be the next sentence because it is connected with the previous sentence and further tells us that everyone in his school was aware of his situation.
- Lastly, sentence A will be used.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 4 i.e. CBDA.
The paragraph is: It always happens that bad news travels quickly. In my case, it was no different. Everyone in high school was aware of my plight. I felt embarrassed as if I was somehow responsible for the fire in our home.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. CBDA.