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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 stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. B. Moreover, it was just such a stick as Mortimer, the old-fashioned family lawyer used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring. C. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.” D. “Tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick?” I asked after he had examined it. 

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 stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. B. Moreover, it was just such a stick as Mortimer, the old-fashioned family lawyer used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring. C. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.” D. “Tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick?” I asked after he had examined it.  Correct Answer A, C, B, D

The correct answer is 'A, C, B, D'.

Key PointsWhile 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. 

  • Sentence A is the independent sentence and sets the tone of the passage.
  • So, sentence A is the first sentence after rearrangement. It talks about how the subject (I) picked up a stick left behind by a visitor. 
  • Sentence C describes the stick. Hence, C follows A.
  • Sentence B which further describes the stick's appearance and uses the conjunction moreover should come after sentence C, to maintain continuity on the topic. 
  • Sentence D is the concluding statement of the passage as it talks about someone asking the subject about the stick.

Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 4 i.e. A, C, B, D.

So, the correct paragraph is : (A) I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. (C) It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.” (B) Moreover, it was just such a stick as Mortimer, the old-fashioned family lawyer used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring. (D) “Tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick?” I asked after he had examined it. 

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