Question

If you were writing a story about a young man named Jeremy trying to improve his physical fitness, which sentence would most likely be the first event in that story?
A Jeremy looked at the mirror before his shower and saw how terribly out of shape he was.
B Grunting ferociously, Jeremy attempted to do a few pull-ups for the first time.
C Jeremy looked at the scale and smiled with the satisfaction when he saw the number.
D Jeremy sat down and looked over his progress with his weight training for the week.

Answer 1

A — Seeing himself "terribly out of shape" in the mirror is the most likely initial event that would trigger Jeremy to try to improve his fitness.