Question

Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence?

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Answer 1

The correct option is C c

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that introduces a new topic. It should not be a continuation or extension of a topic.

a is first in the sequence: a begins the story by telling us that a patient went to a doctor. Since the other statements describe what happened after the patient met the doctor, a is first.

a is followed by b: b tells us why the patient went to the doctor. It says that the patient went because he wanted to give the doctor a present.

b is followed by d: d tells us what happened right after b. It says that the patient wanted to give the doctor a present and he requested the doctor to accept it.

d is followed by c: c tells us what happened after d. It says that the patient had requested the doctor to accept the present. But, the doctor refused to do so.

Thus, c is fourth in the sequence. Hence, C is the correct option.