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
A1, iii, iv, ii, v, i, 6
B1, iii, v, iv, i, ii, 6
C1, i, v, iii, iv, ii, 6
D1, iii, v, iv, ii, i, 6
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1, iii, v, iv, ii, i, 6
The sentence should read naturally as: starting phrase, then the amount raised, then what happened, then the object, then the time clause, and finally the closing phrase.
So the correct order is $1 \rightarrow \text{iii} \rightarrow \text{v} \rightarrow \text{iv} \rightarrow \text{ii} \rightarrow \text{i} \rightarrow 6$.
This gives: “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.”
Comparing with the options, this matches option $D$.