Read the sentences. Sentence 1: I scrambled downstairs and through the kitchen and living room to the front door. Sentence 2: Th
e mailbox loomed before me, my destiny likely inside. Sentence 3: My fingers shaking, I opened the door and took a deep breath. Sentence 4: From my bedroom, I saw the mailman outside and heard our mailbox open and close. What is the most logical sequence for these sentences in a story?
This is the most logical order for these sentences. In these lines, we learn the story of a person who is waiting for a letter. We learn that the person sees the mailman outside, and the mailbox open and close. When he hears this, the person rushes downstairs, opens the door and goes outside. He eventually gets to the mailbox, nervous as he thinks of the importance of this letter that could decide his whole future.
"After we left practice" is a dependent clause that isn't a full sentence on its own, and "I went swimming" and "Mark ran around the track" are two independent clauses linked by a conjunction
