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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #34947 Pig Kidney Transplantation
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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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Surgeons in New York City successfully attached a pig kidney to a human patient and watched the pinkish organ function normally for 54 hours.
However, this is the first time that a pig kidney has been transplanted to a human body and not been immediately rejected.
Such procedures have been done in non-human primates.
Yet there are still many more steps to be taken before patients waiting for a kidney can easily get one from a pig.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first line because it introduces the main topic. It tells us about a new surgery with a pig kidney. This is a clear start to the text. It does not use any words that need other sentences for meaning. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "However," which is a conjunction. It needs more context to make sense. Paragraph 3 starts with "Such procedures," which refers to something before it. It is not clear on its own. Paragraph 4 starts with "Yet," which is also a conjunction and needs more context.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it wraps up the ideas. It shows that even with the success of the surgery, there is still work to do. It gives a clear ending to the topic.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it gives more information about the topic. It shows that similar surgeries have happened before, but not with humans. This is a logical order of ideas.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 uses "However" to show a contrast. It tells us that even though similar surgeries happened before, this one is special because it is the first time with a human. This shows a clear link between the two paragraphs.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 starts with "Yet," which shows that there is still more to say. It tells us that even with this success, there are still many steps to take. This shows a logical flow of ideas.

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