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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #30017 Montana Two Ways
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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If the company is so large that it cannot claim that it would be bankrupted by cleanup costs, the company instead denies its responsibility or else seeks to minimize the costs.
In either case, either the mine site and areas downstream of it remain toxic, thereby endangering people, or else the U.S federal government and the Montana state government pay for the cleanup through the federal Superfund and a corresponding Montana state fund.
In Montana as elsewhere, companies that have acquired older mines respond to demands to pay for cleanup in either of two ways.
Especially if the company is small, its owners may declare the company bankrupt, in some cases conceal its assets, and transfer their business efforts to other companies or to new companies that do not bear responsibility for cleanup at the old mine.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic. It talks about how companies deal with cleanup demands. This is a broad overview of the subject. It does not use any specific details or references to previous information. Why other lines are not choosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "Especially if the company is small," which makes it dependent on prior context. Paragraph 3 starts with "If the company is so large," which also needs context. Paragraph 4 starts with "In either case," which refers back to previous ideas. All these sentences do not stand alone.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it summarizes the outcomes of the previous actions discussed. It wraps up the main ideas and shows the consequences of the companies' decisions.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it gives a specific example of one way companies respond to cleanup demands. This follows the Broader to Specific Strategy.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects with Paragraph 2 because it presents the other way companies respond to cleanup demands. This shows the Logical Order of ideas.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it explains the consequences of the actions of the companies. This follows the Cause and Effect Relationship.

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