Sentences of a paragraph—labelled A, B, C, D—are given below in jumbled order.
Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct logical order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. "A brilliant story about death and the fear of death," said the original jacket blurb on Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, White Noise, adding that the book "is a comedy, of course."
B. The writer that inspired Netflix's latest hit, White Noise, is a dazzling chronicler of modern America, and one of the country's legendary novelists.
C. So this feels like a good time to look again at White Noise's author, and consider why Don DeLillo is one of the great novelists of our time.
D. This month, Noah Baumbach's Netflix film, White Noise, dazzles its way on to our screens, and we're promised 'a fascinating, invigorating spectacle', a 'thrillingly original' blast of cinematic lustre.
- AA, D, B, C
- BC, D, A, B
- CD, A, B, C
- DB, A, D, C
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The correct logical sequence is D, A, B, C.
Sentence D introduces the immediate context—the release of Noah Baumbach's Netflix film White Noise this month.
Sentence A smoothly transitions from the title White Noise by quoting the original jacket blurb of the 1985 novel by Don DeLillo upon which the movie is based.
Sentence B expands on Don DeLillo, introducing him as a dazzling chronicler of modern America and a legendary novelist.
Sentence C concludes the paragraph by stating that due to the film release, "this feels like a good time to look again at White Noise's author" and evaluate his greatness.
Sentence D introduces the immediate context—the release of Noah Baumbach's Netflix film White Noise this month.
Sentence A smoothly transitions from the title White Noise by quoting the original jacket blurb of the 1985 novel by Don DeLillo upon which the movie is based.
Sentence B expands on Don DeLillo, introducing him as a dazzling chronicler of modern America and a legendary novelist.
Sentence C concludes the paragraph by stating that due to the film release, "this feels like a good time to look again at White Noise's author" and evaluate his greatness.