Question:

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer:
[1] The trajectory of cheerfulness through the self is linked to the history of the word ‘cheer’ which comes from an Old French meaning ‘face’.
[2] Translations of the Bible into vernacular languages, expanded the noun ‘cheer’ into the more abstract ‘cheerful-ness’, something that circulates as an emotional and social quality defining the self and a moral community.
[3] When you take on a cheerful expression, no matter what the state of your soul, your cheerfulness moves into the self: the interior of the self is changed by the power of cheer.
[4] People in the medieval ‘Canterbury Tales’ have a ‘piteous’ or a ‘sober’ cheer; ‘cheer’ is an expression and a body part, lying at the intersection of emotions and physiognomy.

Updated On: Sep 13, 2024
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Sentence 1 introduces the history of the word "cheer." Sentence 4 elaborates on this history, referencing the book 'Canterbury Tales' and connecting it to the expression and body part associated with "cheer." Sentence 2 further expands the discussion to include the translations of the Bible into vernacular languages. To create a logical sequence, sentence 3, which introduces the topic of "cheer," should be placed first. Therefore, the correct sequence is 3142.

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