Arrange the following sentences in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph:
(A) After months of dry heat, the first rain of the season brings a smell that almost everyone recognises at once.
(B) Carried by the wind, these droplets can reach us even before the rain itself does.
(C) During the dry months the chemical builds up in the dust, and when raindrops hit the ground, they fling it into the air in tiny droplets.
(D) Scientists have found that this earthy smell comes mostly from a chemical made by tiny bacteria living in the soil.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (D), (C), (B)
Rearranged Parts:
(A) After months of dry heat, the first rain of the season brings a smell that almost everyone recognises at once.
(D) Scientists have found that this earthy smell comes mostly from a chemical made by tiny bacteria living in the soil.
(C) During the dry months the chemical builds up in the dust, and when raindrops hit the ground, they fling it into the air in tiny droplets.
(B) Carried by the wind, these droplets can reach us even before the rain itself does.
Complete paragraph: After months of dry heat, the first rain of the season brings a smell that almost everyone recognises at once. Scientists have found that this earthy smell comes mostly from a chemical made by tiny bacteria living in the soil. During the dry months the chemical builds up in the dust, and when raindrops hit the ground, they fling it into the air in tiny droplets. Carried by the wind, these droplets can reach us even before the rain itself does.