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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.

  1. Tensions and sometimes conflict remain an issue in and between the 11 states in South East Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam).
  2. China's rise as a regional military power and its claims in the South China Sea have become an increasingly pressing security concern for many South East Asian states.
  3. Since the 1990s, the security environment of South East Asia has seen both continuity and profound changes.
  4. These concerns cause states from outside the region to take an active interest in South Asian security.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 3124

Step 1: Find the topic sentence

Sentence 3 mentions "Since the 1990s" and talks about both continuity and profound changes -> This is clearly the opening because it sets up the whole discussion.

Step 2: What shows "continuity"?

Sentence 1 says tensions "remain an issue" -> The word "remain" shows something continuing from before.

Step 3: What shows "profound changes"?

Sentence 2 talks about "China's rise" -> This is clearly a new development, representing change.

Step 4: What's the consequence?

Sentence 4 starts with "These concerns" -> This must refer to the concerns about China mentioned in sentence 2.

From passage: "Since the 1990s, the security environment of South East Asia has seen both continuity and profound changes."

Logical flow: Topic sentence (3) -> Example of continuity (1) -> Example of change (2) -> Consequence of the change (4)


The sequence is 3-1-2-4:

• Sentence 3 introduces the framework (continuity + changes)

• Sentence 1 shows continuity (ongoing tensions)

• Sentence 2 shows change (China's rise)

• Sentence 4 shows the result (outside interest due to these concerns)

The pronoun "These concerns" in sentence 4 clearly connects back to China's security concerns mentioned in sentence 2, making this the correct ending.

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