Question
Download Solution PDFSentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A) Healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change.
B) Trees help to clean the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they absorb harmful pollutants and release clean oxygen for us to breathe.
C) Increasing levels of carbon dioxide caused by deforestation and fossil fuel combustion trap heat in the atmosphere.
D) In urban environments, trees absorb pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide, and sweep up particles like dust and smoke.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is BDCA.
Key Points
- The paragraph discusses the important role of trees in reducing the negative effects of climate change and improving air quality.
- B begins by discussing how trees help to clean the air by absorbing harmful pollutants and releasing clean oxygen.
- D continues the discussion of the benefits of trees in urban environments, where they absorb pollutant gases and particles.
- C then introduces the problem of increasing levels of carbon dioxide and the negative impact it has on the environment.
- Finally, A provides a solution to this problem by stating that healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change.
- Thus, the correct order of the sentences is BDCA.
Correct Sequence:
B) Trees help to clean the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they absorb harmful pollutants and release clean oxygen for us to breathe.
D) In urban environments, trees absorb pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide, and sweep up particles like dust and smoke.
C) Increasing levels of carbon dioxide caused by deforestation and fossil fuel combustion trap heat in the atmosphere.
A) Healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change.
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