A. Taylor, age 10, plants an apple seed. A tiny apple tree sprouts from the ground. Apples grow on the tree. Taylor, now a teenager, picks an apple off the tree.
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B. A tiny apple tree sprouts from the ground. Apples grow on the tree. Taylor, age 10, plants an apple seed. Taylor, now a teenager, picks an apple off the tree.
C. Apples grow on the tree. Taylor, age 10, plants an apple seed. Taylor, now a teenager, picks an apple off the tree. A tiny apple tree sprouts from the ground.
D. Taylor, now a teenager, picks an apple off the tree. Apples grow on the tree. A tiny apple tree sprouts from the ground. Taylor, age 10, plants an apple seed.
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The paragraph that arranges the sentences to show a smooth non-linear progression of events is B.
In this option, the sentences depict the growth of the apple tree in the following order: the tree sprouts, apples grow, the seed is planted later, and then Taylor picks an apple as a teenager. This creates a non-linear progression by starting with the outcomes and then reflecting back on the initial action of planting the seed.
