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Zorluk: OrtaSentence Reordering and Placement

The following paragraph contains numbered sentences.

[1] In 1967, postgraduate student Jocelyn Bell Burnell was analyzing data from a new radio telescope she had helped build. [2] She noticed a repeating, anomalous signal on the chart recorder papers, which she referred to as a "bit of scruff." [3] This signal was incredibly precise, pulsing regularly at intervals of 1.33 seconds. [4] Her advisor, Antony Hewish, initially dismissed the rapid pulses as man-made radio interference. [5] Eventually, the discovery was recognized as a breakthrough in astrophysics, earning Hewish the Nobel Prize in 1974.

The writer wants to add the following sentence to the paragraph:

"Because of this regularity, she initially nicknamed the signal 'LGM-1' for 'Little Green Men,' half-jokingly implying an extraterrestrial origin."

To make the paragraph most logical, this sentence should be placed after which sentence?

  1. A
    Sentence 1.
  2. B
    Sentence 2.
  3. Sentence 3.Cevap
  4. D
    Sentence 4.

Cevap

The sentence should be placed after Sentence 3.
Placing the sentence after Sentence 3 is correct because 'this regularity' directly links back to the description in Sentence 3 that the signal was 'pulsing regularly at intervals of 1.33 seconds.' This placement provides immediate context for the nickname 'LGM-1' before transitioning to her advisor's reaction in Sentence 4.

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1
Analyze the target sentence for transition words and cohesive devices.
The target sentence begins with 'Because of this regularity,' indicating it must follow a sentence that describes a repeating or consistent pattern.
Cohesive markers like 'this regularity' require a clear, preceding noun phrase that establishes the pattern.
2
Scan the paragraph to find where the regular nature of the signal is first established.
Sentence 3 describes the signal as 'pulsing regularly at intervals of 1.33 seconds,' which is the first and only mention of regularity prior to Sentence 4.
This establishes Sentence 3 as the direct antecedent for 'this regularity' in the target sentence.
3
Evaluate the narrative flow with the target sentence inserted after Sentence 3.
Inserting the sentence here creates a logical sequence: the discovery of the regular signal (Sentence 3) leads to the nickname 'LGM-1' (target sentence), which then explains why her advisor was skeptical of its natural origin (Sentence 4).
This maintains the chronological progression of the discovery, reaction, and ultimate historical outcome.

Anahtar Kavram

Identifying transitions and reference clues to determine logical sentence placement
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Sentence Reordering and Placement

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