Determining Dictionary Order

To arrange the words in English dictionary order, we compare them letter by letter from left to right.

Comparing the Words

The given words are:

• 1: danger
• 2: damage
• 3: daring
• 4: darling
• 5: dark

Step 1: First Three Letters

All words start with 'da'. We compare the third letter:

• damage (2) has 'm'.
• danger (1) has 'n'.
• daring (3) has 'r'.
• darling (4) has 'r'.
• dark (5) has 'r'.

Since 'm' comes before 'n', and 'n' comes before 'r' alphabetically, 'damage' (2) is first, followed by 'danger' (1). The words starting with 'dar' (3, 4, 5) come after these.

Current Order: 2, 1, [3, 4, 5]

Step 2: Ordering the 'dar...' Group

Now we order the words starting with 'dar': daring (3), darling (4), and dark (5).

Compare the fourth letter:

• daring (3) has 'i'.
• darling (4) has 'l'.
• dark (5) has 'k'.

Alphabetically, 'i' < 'k' < 'l'.

So, the order within this group is: daring (3), dark (5), darling (4).

Step 3: Final Sequence

Combining the orders from Step 1 and Step 2 gives the final sequence:

damage (2), danger (1), daring (3), dark (5), darling (4)

The correct numerical order is 2, 1, 3, 5, 4.