The following five sentences come from a paragraph. The first and last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph.
S1. There was a man taking a morning walk on the beach.
S2. ____________________________________________
S3. ____________________________________________
S4. ____________________________________________
S5. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it in the water.
P – He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish on the shore.
Q – The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive.
R – And when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die.
a) PRQ
b) RPQ
c) QPR
d) QRP

Question

The following five sentences come from a paragraph. The first and last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph.
S1. There was a man taking a morning walk on the beach.
S2.
S3.
S4.
S5. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it in the water.
P – He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish on the shore.
Q – The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive.
R – And when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die.
a) PRQ
b) RPQ
c) QPR
d) QRP

Vedantu Content Team · Accepted Answer

Hint:The first sentence talks about a man walking on the beach. The next sentences should go in sequential or chronological order, i.e. what he saw on the beach and so on.  Complete answer:  If we are considering a sequence then for the ‘second sentence’ we must consider what the man saw on the beach, that would be the sentence – P, ok?Then, what must be the third sentence?Well,  the ‘third sentence’ should be what he noticed after the tide; this is given in the sentence – R. And lastly in the ‘fourth sentence’ what should be explained?In the fourth sentence, an idea of the scenery should be given and it should build up to sentence number five. Therefore, the sentence that fits here is – Q. Therefore, the correct option here is – option a) PRQ.If you look at the other options you will see that they do not form a sequential order of action. And if there is no sequence the whole paragraph would make no sense.If you are unsure, try to put the statements according to other options, and then you will see that they do not form a proper paragraph or give meaning to it.  Note:  While solving questions like the one done above one must always keep in mind that the sentence\/ paragraph should make some sense when put together. There should be some sequential or chronological order to the sentence.