Read Ali's brainstorming table. Beginning: When our towering sunflower drooped in September, I gathered its seeds. Middle: After keeping the seeds dry all winter, I planted them beside the fence. End: It took 5 days before I saw the first seedlings start to break through the freshly watered soil. Which sentence would best resolve this series of events in a descriptive narrative? In no time, I had a garden of giant golden flowers soaring toward the sky. Every morning, I dragged the hose across the yard to water the seeds. Occasionally, I checked the airtight tin to see if the seeds were dry. I waited to plant the seeds until after the final frost of winter had passed.

The sentence that would best resolve this series of events in a descriptive narrative is:

In no time, I had a garden of giant golden flowers soaring toward the sky.

Explanation:

We were given the beginning, the middle, and the end of a sequence of events. Now, we are being asked to choose a resolution. In literature, resolution is what comes after the climax, when the conflicts have been solved and things have worked out.

In the "end", we were told the speaker could already see the seedlings start to break through the freshly watered soil. For that reason, our choice for resolution must be something that takes place after that. All options, except for the first one, narrate something that would take place before the seeds were planted or before they germinated. The only option that narrates something that happens afterwards is the first one: "In no time, I had a garden of giant golden flowers soaring toward the sky." That is why this is the best option for a resolution.