Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
REPRESSIVE
REPROACH
REPRIMAND
REPRISAL
REPRIEVE
- A3, 5, 1, 4, 2
- B2, 5, 1, 4, 3
- C2, 5, 1, 3, 4
- D1, 5, 3, 4, 2
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange them alphabetically by comparing character-by-character:
All words start with 'REPR'. Let's look at the 5th letter:
REPRESSIVE
REPROACH
REPRIMAND
REPRISAL
REPRIEVE
Alphabetical order of 5th letter: E (1) < I (3, 4, 5) < O (2).
So word 1 comes first, and word 2 comes last.
Now let's sort 3, 4, 5 by their 6th letters:
REPRIMAND
REPRISAL
REPRIEVE
Sorting the 6th letter alphabetically: E (5) < M (3) < S (4).
So the relative order is 5, then 3, then 4.
Putting it all together, the dictionary order is: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2.
All words start with 'REPR'. Let's look at the 5th letter:
REPRESSIVE
REPROACH
REPRIMAND
REPRISAL
REPRIEVE
Alphabetical order of 5th letter: E (1) < I (3, 4, 5) < O (2).
So word 1 comes first, and word 2 comes last.
Now let's sort 3, 4, 5 by their 6th letters:
REPRIMAND
REPRISAL
REPRIEVE
Sorting the 6th letter alphabetically: E (5) < M (3) < S (4).
So the relative order is 5, then 3, then 4.
Putting it all together, the dictionary order is: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2.