Rearrange the following parts in the correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
- (A) library, dust motes swirled in beams of golden
- (B) within the fragile, timeworn pages
- (C) in the hushed stillness of the abandoned
- (D) light, guarding the untold stories locked
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the following parts in the correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
- (A) library, dust motes swirled in beams of golden
- (B) within the fragile, timeworn pages
- (C) in the hushed stillness of the abandoned
- (D) light, guarding the untold stories locked
Solution
Option 1 -> (B), (C), (A), (D) - Starts with "within" and ends with "locked," leaving the sentence incomplete and awkward.
Option 2 -> (C), (D), (A), (B) - Creates "abandoned light" and "locked library," breaking logical connections and making no sense.
Option 3 -> (B), (A), (D), (C) - Starts with "within" and creates "pages library," disrupting the flow and ending with "abandoned."
Option 4 -> (C), (A), (D), (B) - Forms: "In the hushed stillness of the abandoned library, dust motes swirled in beams of golden light, guarding the untold stories locked within the fragile, timeworn pages." - Perfect grammatical structure and logical flow.
Hence, Option 4: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> This sequence creates a complete, poetic sentence that begins with a scene-setting prepositional phrase, establishes the main subject and action (dust motes swirling), and concludes with a descriptive purpose clause about the stories locked in the pages. All word breaks (abandoned-library, golden-light, locked-within) connect naturally. -> correct