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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. Relying on narrative structure alone, indigenous significances of nineteenth century San folktales are hard to determine.
  2. Using their supernatural potency, benign shamans transcend the levels of the San cosmos in order to deal with social conflict and to protect material resources and enjoy a measure of respect that sets them apart from ordinary people.
  3. Selected tales reveal that they deal with a form of spiritual conflict that has social implications and concern conflict between people and living or dead malevolent shamans.
  4. Meaning can be elicited, and the tales contextualized, by probing beneath the narrative of verbatim, original-language records and exploring the connotations of highly significant words and phrases.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 1432

From passage: Sentence 1 sets up a problem - "indigenous significances of nineteenth century San folktales are hard to determine" when relying only on narrative structure.

The thought process: Start with the broadest statement -> then look for solution -> then specific findings -> then details

Step-by-step logic:

  • Sentence 1 = Problem statement (most general)
  • Sentence 4 = Solution to that problem
  • Sentence 3 = What the solution reveals
  • Sentence 2 = Details about shamans mentioned in 3

Connection Analysis:

1→4: Sentence 1 says significance is "hard to determine" → Sentence 4 explains how meaning "can be elicited" by probing deeper

4→3: Sentence 4 talks about probing beneath narratives → Sentence 3 shows what "selected tales reveal" when you do this probing

3→2: Sentence 3 mentions "malevolent shamans" → Sentence 2 describes shamans and their powers in detail

From passage: "Selected tales reveal that they deal with a form of spiritual conflict...concerning conflict between people and living or dead malevolent shamans" flows into describing what shamans actually do.


The sequence 1432 creates a clear logical progression: Problem → Solution → Discovery → Elaboration.

Any other sequence would break this natural flow from general problem to specific details about shamans.

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