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Question:

The first and last parts of the sentence are marked 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into five parts and marked i, ii, iii, iv and v. These five parts are not given in their proper order. From the options given, please choose the most appropriate order to form a coherent, logical and grammatically correct sentence.

1. Having started
i. In less time than it takes
ii. More than half of your capital
iii. With just $5.8 million
iv. You squandered
v. In seed financing
6. To soft boil an egg

Explanation:

We can immediately eliminate option 3, since sentence fragment i cannot logically follow sentence 1.
Option 1 has the thread iv-ii-v which reads as 'you squandered more than half of your capital in seed financing'. This is illogical, because we do not say that a person “squanders” (meaning to waste in a reckless and foolish manner) money in a business. Eliminate this option.
Option 2 does not contain the crucial link of iv-ii: 'you squandered more than half your capital'. Therefore, it can be eliminated.
Option 4 reads as 'Having started with just $5.8 million in seed financing you squandered more than half of your capital in less time than it takes to soft boil an egg'. This is logical.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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