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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?BRILLIANTBRITTLEBRIGHTONBRITISHBRIDGESTONE

  1. A
    3, 5, 1, 2, 4
  2. B
    5, 3, 1, 4, 2
  3. C
    3, 1, 5, 2, 4
  4. D
    5, 1, 3, 4, 2

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's check the words systematically to arrange them alphabetically:All words begin with 'BRI'. Let's look at the 4th letter:BRILLIANT (L)BRITTLE (T)BRIGHTON (G)BRITISH (T)BRIDGESTONE (D)Comparing the 4th letters ('L', 'T', 'G', 'T', 'D'):'D' comes first 5. BRIDGESTONE'G' comes next 3. BRIGHTON'L' comes next 1. BRILLIANTNow we compare 2. BRITTLE and 4. BRITISH:Both have 'BRIT' as the first 4 letters.5th letter: BRITT... (T) vs BRITI... (I)'I' comes before 'T', so 4. BRITISH comes before 2. BRITTLE.The correct sequence is: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?BRILLIANTBRITTLEBRIGHTONBRITISHBRIDGESTONE
A
3, 5, 1, 2, 4
B
5, 3, 1, 4, 2
C
3, 1, 5, 2, 4
D
5, 1, 3, 4, 2

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