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The following paragraphs are from a draft of an essay about the discovery of pulsars.

[1]
In the summer of 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a postgraduate student at Cambridge University, was analyzing miles of paper chart recordings from a newly constructed radio telescope. The telescope had been designed to study quasars, but Bell Burnell was looking for anything unusual in the massive amounts of data generated.

[2]
To investigate further, she used a high-speed recorder that could capture detail on a much shorter time scale. This faster recording revealed that the signals were actually incredibly regular pulses, occurring every 1.33 seconds.

[3]
Initially, some team members wondered if the signals were artificial transmissions from an extraterrestrial civilization, jokingly naming the source "LGM-1" for "Little Green Men." However, when Bell Burnell located a second, similarly pulsating source in a completely different part of the sky, it became clear that this was a natural, albeit entirely new, astronomical phenomenon: a pulsar.

[4]
While scanning the charts, she noticed a strange "scruff" of signals that did not look like the random interference typical of radio noise. The mysterious signals recurred at the exact same location in the sky, suggesting they originated from deep space rather than a terrestrial transmitter.

For the sake of the logic and cohesion of this essay, where should Paragraph 4 be placed?

  1. A
    where it is now
  2. B
    before Paragraph 1
  3. after Paragraph 1Cevap
  4. D
    after Paragraph 2

Cevap

Paragraph 4 should be placed after Paragraph 1.
The correct placement is after Paragraph 1. Paragraph 1 introduces the context of analyzing paper chart recordings from a radio telescope. Paragraph 4 details the initial observation of a strange signal while scanning these charts. Placing Paragraph 4 here provides the necessary context for Paragraph 2, which opens with the transition 'To investigate further' and describes the use of a high-speed recorder to identify the signals as regular pulses. Paragraph 3 then logical follows by describing the team's reaction to 'the signals' identified in Paragraph 2.

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1
Analyze the relationship between Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 4.
Paragraph 1 introduces Jocelyn Bell Burnell's task of analyzing 'miles of paper chart recordings.' Paragraph 4 begins with 'While scanning the charts, she noticed...', establishing a direct link and placing Paragraph 4 immediately after Paragraph 1.
This establishes the antecedent for the noun phrase 'the charts' in Paragraph 4.
2
Examine the connection between Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 2.
Paragraph 4 concludes with the discovery of a 'strange "scruff" of signals.' Paragraph 2 begins with 'To investigate further, she used a high-speed recorder...'.
The transition 'To investigate further' requires a prior discovery to investigate, which is the 'scruff of signals' introduced in Paragraph 4.
3
Verify the coherence between Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3.
Paragraph 2 ends by revealing that the signals are 'incredibly regular pulses.' Paragraph 3 begins with 'Initially, some team members wondered if the signals were artificial...', referring directly to the pulses identified in Paragraph 2.
This confirms that the natural and logical sequence of the essay must be 1 -> 4 -> 2 -> 3.

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