Question

Arrange the following sentences in a logical order to construct a coherent paragraph
A. She had made her last trip to Canada
B. Five years later, she surprised me when she phoned to say she had booked a flight and was coming to visit
C. My mother, who lives in Germany, visited my family in Canada every year
D. But at the age 80, she informed us that the 16 hours of travelling was too much for her
E. I asked her what, at the age 85, had made her change her mind.
O CDABE
O CEDAB
OCEDBE
O CDAEB
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Answer 1

The correct order of given sentences is as follows.

• C- My mother, who lives in Germany, visited my family in Canada every year.
• D- But at the age of 80, she informed us that the 16 hours of travelling was too much for her.
• Sentence A comes next.
• B- Five years later, she surprised me when she phoned to say she had booked a flight and was coming to visit.
• E is the last sentence.
• C is the first sentence as it gives the introduction of the mother. D begins with 'but', which is a contradiction of 'C' and is hence second. A agrees with D. B is 5 years in the future from A. Her age, 85 years old, and the phrase 'change her mind' tells us E is the last sentence.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 1 (CDABE).