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. He stamped them mechanically and returned them to us.
B. They had information that large sums of money were being smuggled out of the country.
C. No sooner had he left than the custom officers entered.
D. An official entered our train compartment and asked for passports.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. DACB.
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 D will be the first sentence because it is the starting of an incident.
- After it, sentence A will be used because it is connected with sentence A which talks about the passport.
- Sentence C will be the next sentence because it tells us when custom officers entered.
- Lastly, sentence B will be used.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 3 i.e. DACB.
The paragraph is: An official entered our train compartment and asked for passports. He stamped them mechanically and returned them to us. No sooner had he left than the custom officers entered. They had information that large sums of money were being smuggled out of the country.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. DACB.