Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
a) Jumped off the bus in front of the old woman’s home
b) It was mid-morning and a very cold, bright day
c) Holding a potted planted before her, a girl of fourteen
d) On the outskirts of town

Correct option is C

Option (c) is the correct order of the given sentences.

Explanation:

• (b) introduces the time and weather: “It was mid-morning and a very cold, bright day” – sets the scene.
• (c) introduces the character and action: “Holding a potted plant before her, a girl of fourteen”.
• (a) continues the action: “jumped off the bus in front of the old woman’s home”.
• (d) provides the location detail: “on the outskirts of town”.

This order maintains a clear and logical flow of background → subject → action → setting, making the paragraph coherent and meaningful.