Reasons for chronological order?

Answer

Because it's usually easier to understand.

Johnny went home and flopped into bed, but before that he got in the car. That morning he was going to the beach, and he was making sandcastles. He was so tired, but he'd had so much fun making sandcastles. Before that he'd gone swimming.

^ That is poorly written and you have to really concentrate on it to work out the sequence of Johnny's day.

Johnny woke up excited. He was going to the beach! He had a swim, and then made sandcastles. He got in the car to go home and flopped into bed. He was very tired, but he'd had so much fun!

^ More concise, easier to understand, better written, better grammar, and the accepted way of writing things to boot.

ANSWER:

The first reason for chronological order is beginnings. With every thing in this universe it started with the beginning.

The second reason for chronological order is to list what follows the beginning.

The third reason for chronological order is to categorize all that's listed. That which began is listed first and that in the middle is what followed that which followed the beginning which leads us to;

The fourth reason for chronological order is to work your way towards an end.

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