Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the…
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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences is the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
P. At the Boudhanath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is a sense of stillness.
Q. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road.
R. Small shops stand on its outer edge.
S. Many of these are owned by Tibetan immigrants.
- A.
PQRS
- B.
QRSP
- C.
RSPQ
- D.
SPQR
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Correct answer: A
Correct sequence: P Q R S
Sentence P introduces the place (the Boudhanath stupa), so it is the natural opening sentence.
Sentence Q uses the pronoun "Its" to describe the stupa's dome; that pronoun needs the stupa introduced first, so Q follows P.
Sentence R continues with a related detail: small shops standing on the dome's outer edge, so R comes after Q.
Sentence S says "Many of these," which clearly refers to the shops mentioned in R and adds that many are owned by Tibetan immigrants, so S is last.
Putting these together gives a coherent paragraph: P (introduce place) → Q (describe the dome) → R (describe shops on the outer edge) → S (give more information about those shops).
Tip: Use pronouns and referring phrases to find their antecedents; sentences that introduce nouns usually come before sentences that use pronouns referring to them.
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