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A. After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes. B. Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers. C. Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work. D. While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them

A. Move B to the beginning
B. Move D to the beginning
C. Move A to the end
D. Move C to the end

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If I rearrange the sentences according to your instructions, here’s how they would look:

  1. Move B to the beginning:
    B. Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
    A. After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
    C. Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.
    D. While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.
  1. Move D to the beginning:
    D. While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.
    A. After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
    B. Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
    C. Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.
  1. Move A to the end:
    B. Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
    C. Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.
    A. After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
    D. While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.
  1. Move C to the end:
    A. After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
    B. Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
    D. While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.
    C. Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.

Let me know if you would like any further adjustments!

The question is What change would make the plot linear?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

To make the plot linear, the events should follow a clear chronological order without any interruptions or flashbacks. A linear plot would start with Marla's breakfast, then her search for her shoes, the discovery of the shoes by her sister, and finally her rushing to the bus.

Based on the given sentences:

  1. Start with A (Marla finishes breakfast and looks for her shoes).
  2. Then use D (her sister finds the shoes).
  3. Next is B (Marla can't find her shoes and puts on slippers).
  4. Finally use C (Marla runs to the bus stop).

So the linear progression would be:

  1. A: After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
  2. D: While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.
  3. B: Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
  4. C: Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.

Therefore, the major change to make the plot linear would be to start with A, then D, followed by B, and finally C.