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GATE CSE 2023 Q8: Order four sentences about Mina into a coherent narrative

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Which one of the following sentence sequences creates a coherent narrative?

(i) Once on the terrace, on her way to her small room in the corner, she notices the man right away.

(ii) She begins to pant by the time she has climbed all the stairs.

(iii) Mina has bought vegetables and rice at the market, so her bags are heavy.

(iv) He was leaning against the parapet, watching the traffic below.

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Answer: D (official GATE 2023 final answer key)

Concept used: Sentence ordering: the sentence that names the character comes first; pronouns follow their nouns.

First step: Start with (iii), the only sentence that introduces Mina by name.

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Source: official GATE 2023 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Kanpur. Question paper · Answer key

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