Discussion
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.
Answer: D
The coherent order is (iii), (ii), (i), (iv).
Sentence (iii) must open, because it is the only one that names the character, Mina; the others refer to her as 'she'. Her heavy bags explain (ii), that she pants by the time she has climbed the stairs. Reaching the top leads to (i), where she is on the terrace and notices the man, and (iv) then describes that man, 'he', leaning against the parapet.
Every other option fails on reference. Starting with (i), (ii) or (iv) uses 'she' or 'he' before anyone has been introduced, and option (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) has her panting from the stairs before we learn she has been shopping, which breaks the cause and effect.
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