Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. “Buy sweet apples, or none at all”, he instructed his servant.
B. A rich man sent his servant to an orchard to buy some apples .
C. The servant asked, “How am I to know that all of them are swe et if I taste just one?”
D. The owner of the orchard said to the servant, “All my apples are sweet. Try one.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. BADC.
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 B is the independent sentence because it is introducing the subject 'rich man'. So, sentence B is the first sentence after rearrangement.
- Sentence A is talking about the instructions given by the rich man to his servant. Hence, sentence A follows sentence B.
- Sentence D which is talking about the reaction of the servant should come after sentence A, to maintain continuity on the topic.
- Sentence C is the concluding statement of the passage.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 2 i.e. BADC.
The paragraph is: A rich man sent his servant to an orchard to buy some apples. "Buy sweet apples, or none at all", he instructed his servant. The owner of the orchard said to the servant, "All my apples are sweet. Try one". The servant asked, "How am I to know that all of them are sweet if taste just one?"
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. BADC.