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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers in the space provided.

  1. It was felt that the major polluters had a moral obligation to deliver on the agreements reached some years ago during a similar convention on Climate Change.
  2. The papers presented indicated that the impacts of current warming are much more severe than previously understood.
  3. It appears that the planet's ability to adapt to and cope with how it is being treated is fraying.
  4. For example, the acceleration of sea level rise and ocean warming, and increasing risks of reaching limits to adaptation.
  5. This is what emerged at a recent conference attended by the largest scientific community on climate science.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 34521

The passage talks about climate conference findings and polluters' moral obligations.

Link A (3 → 4): Connection word "For example" provides specific instances of the planet's fraying adaptation mentioned in sentence 3.

Link B (4 → 5): Pronoun "This" in sentence 5 refers to the climate impacts and examples described in sentence 4.

Link C (5 → 2): Specific reference - "The papers presented" in sentence 2 elaborates on the conference mentioned in sentence 5.

Link D (2 → 1): Connection flows logically from severe warming impacts to moral obligation of major polluters to act.


Introduction: Sentence 3 is the introducing sentence because it presents the main premise about planetary adaptation challenges.

Conclusion: Sentence 1 is the concluding sentence because it discusses the resulting moral obligation and call to action.


Assembling: Starting with general observation, providing examples, citing source, elaborating findings, concluding with moral implications.

Hence the correct order is 34521

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