The following paragraph is from an essay about the history of the pencil:
[1] The first pencils were developed in England during the sixteenth century, following the discovery of a massive graphite deposit. [2] Locals quickly realized that this newly found material was excellent for marking their sheep. [3] Because graphite is naturally soft and messy, people soon began wrapping the graphite sticks in string or wood. [4] Today, pencils are manufactured globally using a refined blend of graphite and clay.
The writer wants to add the following sentence to the paragraph:
"This protective casing kept the dark graphite from staining the writer's fingers."
To make the paragraph most logical, where should this sentence be placed?
- ABefore Sentence 1
- BAfter Sentence 1
- CAfter Sentence 2
- After Sentence 3Cevap
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After Sentence 3
Placing the sentence after Sentence 3 is correct because the phrase 'this protective casing' refers directly to the action of 'wrapping the graphite sticks in string or wood' described in Sentence 3. This placement maintains a clear logical flow by immediately explaining the purpose and benefit of the wrapping before transitioning to the modern pencil manufacturing described in Sentence 4.
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Sentence reordering and placement relies on identifying logical connectors, transition words, and pronoun-antecedent relationships to position a sentence where its references are clear.