Question

sunday cleaning
(1) brian spent all of sunday cleaning his room. (2) first, he picked up the junk on the floor because that was the majority of the mess. (3) it was those small finishing touches that made the room sparkle. (4) second, he made his bed and folded his clothes. (5) at that point, the room was shaping up.
(6) third, he organized his books and video games into alphabetical order on the shelves, which was fairly simple since they were no longer scattered around the room. (7) fourth, he dusted the shelves and desk. (8) finally, brian cleaned his windows and mirror. (9) although he spent all day cleaning his room, he went to bed relaxed and comfortable.
after which numbered sentence in the paragraph should the following sentence appear?
slightly less important than dusting the furniture was vacuuming the carpet, which he did next.
a. sentence 8
b. sentence 5
c. sentence 1
d. sentence 7
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Explanation:

The new sentence is about vacuuming the carpet, which is a cleaning task slightly less important than dusting furniture. Sentence 7 is about dusting shelves and desk (furniture - related dusting), and the new sentence's action (vacuuming) should come after dusting furniture but before other tasks. Sentence 8 is about cleaning windows and mirror (different from vacuuming), so the new sentence fits after sentence 7? Wait, no—wait, the new sentence says "Slightly less important than dusting the furniture was vacuuming the carpet, which he did next." Let's check the order: Sentence 6: organizing books/games. Sentence 7: dusting shelves and desk (furniture dusting). Then the new sentence is vacuuming (less important than dusting furniture, so after dusting furniture, which is sentence 7? Wait, no—sentence 7 is "Fourth, he dusted the shelves and desk." Then the new sentence's action (vacuuming) is less important than dusting furniture, so it should come after dusting furniture (sentence 7) and before the next task (sentence 8: cleaning windows/mirror). Wait, but the options: the new sentence is about vacuuming, which is a task between dusting furniture (sentence 7) and cleaning windows/mirror (sentence 8). Wait, no, let's re - order the tasks:

1. Pick up junk (sentence 2)
2. Make bed, fold clothes (sentence 4)
3. Organize books/games (sentence 6)
4. Dust shelves/desk (sentence 7)
5. Vacuum (new sentence, less important than dusting furniture, so after sentence 7)
6. Clean windows/mirror (sentence 8)

Wait, but the options are A. sentence 8, B. sentence 5, C. sentence 1, D. sentence 7. Wait, the question is "After which numbered sentence in the paragraph should the following sentence appear?" The new sentence is "Slightly less important than dusting the furniture was vacuuming the carpet, which he did next." Dusting furniture is in sentence 7 ("Fourth, he dusted the shelves and desk"). So after sentence 7, he does the less important task (vacuuming) before sentence 8 (cleaning windows/mirror). So the answer is D. sentence 7.

Answer:

D. sentence 7