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Question : Select the option that arranges the given sentences in the correct sequence The first sentence is in the correct position.

A. Mrs. Salmon who lived in 15, Northwood Street had been unable to sleep.
B. He had a hammer in his hand and had just come out of her house.
C. But when she went to the window she saw Adams standing on the steps of Mrs. Parker's house.
D. She heard a door click shut and thought it was her own gate.

Option 1: ABCD

Option 2: ADCB

Option 3: ADBC

Option 4: ACBD


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: ADCB


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The paragraph starts with sentence A, which introduces Mrs Salmon and her situation, mentioning that she was unable to sleep, followed by sentence D, which describes an auditory event that Mrs. Salmon experiences followed by sentence C, which follows Mrs. Salmon's actions after hearing the door shut, and lastly sentence B, which provides information about Adams, revealing that he had a hammer in his hand and had just come out of Mrs. Salmon's house.
 

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