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. There are others who claim that they have never been so well connected.
B. However, such social networking sites help us to keep in touch with old friends or make new ones.
C. Whether or not Facebook friendships are lasting is debatable.
D. Some people believe that real friendships are collapsing in modern times.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 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:
- The sentence D is independent of any other sentence as it is giving general information about "some people who believe that real friendships are collapsing". Hence, sentence D is the first part.
- Sentence A will come after D as it is giving information about the other people who claim that they have never been so well connected.
- Sentence C will come after A as it raises questions about the Facebook friendship.
- The sentence B is the concluding part as it further explains how social networking sites like Facebook help us to keep in touch with old friends or make new ones.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. DACB.
The paragraph is: Some people believe that real friendships are collapsing in modern times. There are others who claim that they have never been so well connected. Whether or not Facebook friendships are lasting is debatable. However, such social networking sites help us to keep in touch with old friends or make new ones.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. DACB.