Directions (12-16): Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions
given below them.

(A) Finally, he convinced his daughter to return to the city, assuring her that he would visit the village again.
(B) Lily also desires to go to the village with her father as well. Her father agreed to take her.
(C) Lily’s father, Jack lives in a bustling city.
(D) After finishing his tasks, he decided to return to the city, leaving Lily feeling sad.
(E) One day, her father had to visit a village for some work.
(F) She felt joyful and thrilled while observing cattle and farming activities in the village.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

To determine the correct sequence of the sentences, we must analyze the logical connection and chronological flow of events:

1. Finding the opening sentence:
Sentence (C) introduces the main characters and the primary setting: "Lily’s father, Jack lives in a bustling city." This serves as the perfect starting point for the narrative.

2. Establishing the narrative progression:
Sentence (E) introduces an action that initiates the plot: "One day, her father had to visit a village for some work." This directly connects to the setting introduced in (C).
Sentence (B) follows logically as it describes Lily's response to her father's upcoming journey: "Lily also desires to go to the village with her father as well. Her father agreed to take her." This makes sentence (B) the third sentence in the sequence.

3. Completing the sequence:
Sentence (F) describes Lily's experience upon reaching the village: "She felt joyful and thrilled while observing cattle and farming activities in the village."
Sentence (D) introduces the conflict of leaving: "After finishing his tasks, he decided to return to the city, leaving Lily feeling sad."
Sentence (A) provides the resolution to the narrative: "Finally, he convinced his daughter to return to the city, assuring her that he would visit the village again."

Thus, the complete coherent paragraph sequence is C - E - B - F - D - A.

The third sentence after rearrangement is B.