Question

The garden was untended and overgrown with weeds and dying plants. Which sentence best continues the description above? I could smell the fresh flowers as I gazed upon it. Its orderly rows showed the care that it enjoyed. Rich, well-watered soil must lie beneath the lush array. Fallen leaves and blossoms spread out from its borders.

Answer 1

The last sentence makes the most sense in this context because it is talking about dead and uncared for plants. The first and second sentences metion that the flowers are fresh,lush,well-watered, and nurtured, but the orginal sentence contradicts this.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. Fallen leaves and blossoms spread out from its borders.

Explanation:

The description "The garden was untended and overgrown with weeds and dying plants" suggest the garden had been neglected and overtime some plants such as weeds had grown with no control while others had begun to die, probably due to the lack of water, fertilizers, and proper care. In this context, the sentence that continues the description also needs to refer to the messy and neglected state of the garden and therefore, the best option is "Fallen leaves and blossoms spread out from its borders" because this continues with the same idea of the first description that is an unkempt garden.