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The following paragraph contains numbered sentences.

[1] In the early nineteenth century, a Cherokee silversmith named Sequoyah became convinced that written communication was the key to the political and economic power of European settlers. [2] He spent years experimenting with pictographs, but he eventually abandoned this approach as too cumbersome. [3] Instead, he developed a system of 85 symbols, each representing a distinct syllable in the Cherokee language. [4] Within a few years, Cherokee literacy rates soared, even surpassing those of neighboring European settlers.

To make the paragraph most logical, the following sentence should be added:

"This breakthrough allowed speakers of the language to learn to read and write in a matter of weeks, rather than years."

Where is the most logical placement for this sentence?

  1. A
    before Sentence 1
  2. B
    after Sentence 1
  3. C
    after Sentence 2
  4. after Sentence 3Cevap

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after Sentence 3
Placing the sentence after Sentence 3 is correct because 'This breakthrough' refers back to the development of the 85-symbol writing system described in Sentence 3. Additionally, explaining that this system allowed Cherokee speakers to learn reading and writing quickly provides a necessary transition to Sentence 4, which describes the soaring literacy rates.

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1
Identify the key transition or logical clue in the target sentence.
The target sentence begins with the demonstrative phrase 'This breakthrough,' which requires a clear antecedent describing a successful invention or discovery.
Locating the antecedent for demonstrative adjectives like 'this' or 'these' is the primary way to determine the correct placement of a sentence.
2
Scan the paragraph to locate where a successful breakthrough is described.
Sentence 3 describes the development of a system of 85 symbols, which represents the successful creation of the writing system.
Sentence 1 only introduces Sequoyah's conviction, and Sentence 2 describes a failed attempt, meaning the breakthrough is first established in Sentence 3.
3
Evaluate the flow of placing the sentence after Sentence 3 and before Sentence 4.
The target sentence explains the immediate benefit of the new system (learning in weeks instead of years), which logically sets up the rapid rise in literacy rates mentioned in Sentence 4.
The placement ensures a smooth narrative transition from the development of the system, to its immediate impact, to its long-term societal result.

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