[1] Scientists believe that these craters are the result of asteroid collisions.
[2] Some people think that our moon looks like Swiss cheese because it
has so many craters. [3] Asteroids are more likely to hit the moon than
Earth because the moon has a much thinner atmosphere. [4] Asteroids
usually completely burn due to atmospheric friction before they reach the
surface of the Earth, but the moon has less protection and therefore more
craters. [5] This is why it looks like Swiss cheese.What is the best placement for sentence 1?
A) After sentence 2
B) After sentence 3
C) After sentence 4
D) Where it is nowIt doesn’t make sense to talk about explanations for the craters until the existence
of the craters is introduced. But after sentence 2, the focus of the paragraph shifts
from craters to the asteroids that cause them. Sentence 1 should be placed after
the one that first mentions craters (sentence 2) but before the sentence
introducing asteroids. So the correct answer is A. A big clue in sentence 1, you
might have noticed, was the word these. The word must be referring to
something just stated in a previous sentence. Keep an eagle eye out for clue
words like that.
Though this was not the case in the above example, oftentimes the misplaced
sentence will be a summary or introductory sentence stuck in the middle of the
paragraph. Watch out for this as a red flag.
Anchovies: Supermarket Items or Superheroes?
[1] They claim that anchovies can increase heart health and reduce
the risk of cancer. [2] Nutritionists call anchovies a “miracle food.”
[3] They are a good source of omega 3 fatty acids, which have
numerous proven health benefits. [4] One should try to incorporate
anchovies into every meal, even breakfast. [5] Are their slimy
texture and fishy taste hard for you to stomach? [6] That’s why we
at “Pan Academy” (pronounced “pahn,” like the Spanish word for
“bread”) have created a delicious recipe for whole wheat anchovy