Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) shorter than a novel, focusing on a single effect
(B) scenes, using economy of setting and a simple plot
(C) a short story is a concise, fictional prose narrative,
(D) conveyed through a few characters and significant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) shorter than a novel, focusing on a single effect
(B) scenes, using economy of setting and a simple plot
(C) a short story is a concise, fictional prose narrative,
(D) conveyed through a few characters and significant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1: (A), (D), (B), (C) -> Starts with "shorter than a novel" without establishing the subject first - grammatically incorrect.
Option 2: (B), (A), (C), (D) -> Begins with "scenes, using economy..." which lacks context and a proper subject - illogical flow.
Option 3: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> Starts with the subject "a short story is...", followed by comparative description "shorter than a novel...", then explains how the effect is "conveyed through..." and completes with "significant scenes, using..." - logical and grammatically sound.
Option 4: (C), (B), (D), (A) -> While starting correctly, "scenes" comes too early before establishing what is being conveyed - breaks the logical flow.
Hence, Option 3: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> This arrangement creates a coherent definition: "A short story is a concise, fictional prose narrative, shorter than a novel, focusing on a single effect conveyed through a few characters and significant scenes, using economy of setting and a simple plot." The sentence flows naturally from definition to characteristics to technique -> correct