Rearrange the given parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) a delicate verse in nature's never-ending song
(B) the wind, like a wandering poet, stirred
(C) across the cobblestone streets, each one
(D) the autumn leaves, scattering them
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the given parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) a delicate verse in nature's never-ending song
(B) the wind, like a wandering poet, stirred
(C) across the cobblestone streets, each one
(D) the autumn leaves, scattering them
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1 -> Creates a disjointed sentence where "stirred a delicate verse" doesn't connect logically with the rest of the parts.
Option 2 -> Forms a coherent sentence: "The wind, like a wandering poet, stirred the autumn leaves, scattering them across the cobblestone streets, each one a delicate verse in nature's never-ending song" - subject, verb, and object flow naturally with descriptive phrases.
Option 3 -> Begins with a fragment "a delicate verse" without establishing what it refers to, making the sentence structure incomplete.
Option 4 -> Starting with "across the cobblestone streets" creates an awkward prepositional opening that disrupts the natural flow of the sentence.
Hence, Option 2: (B), (D), (C), (A) -> This arrangement creates a poetic, grammatically correct sentence where the wind (subject) stirred (verb) the autumn leaves (object), followed by descriptive phrases that paint a vivid picture of leaves scattering across streets, each being compared to a verse in nature's song -> correct