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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. The work is more than the text, for the text only takes on life, when it is realized and furthermore the realization is by no means independent of the individual disposition of the reader.
  2. The convergence of text and reader brings the literary work into existence and this convergence is not to be identified either with the reality of the text or with the individual disposition of the reader.
  3. From this polarity it follows that the literary work cannot be completely identical with the text, or with the realization of the text, but in fact must lie halfway between the two.
  4. The literary work has two poles, which we might call the artistic and the aesthetic; the artistic refers to the text created by the author, and the aesthetic to the realization accomplished by the reader.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 4312

Step 1: Find the introduction sentence -> Look for a sentence that introduces a new concept without referring to something already mentioned.

From passage: "The literary work has two poles, which we might call the artistic and the aesthetic"

Sentence 4 introduces the key concept of "two poles" without assuming prior knowledge -> This is your starting point.


Step 2: Look for connecting words that link sentences together:

  • Sentence 3 starts with "From this polarity" -> refers back to the "two poles" in sentence 4
  • Sentence 1 uses "furthermore" -> continues an existing discussion
  • Sentence 2 mentions "convergence" -> seems like a conclusion

Logical chain: 4 (introduces poles) -> 3 (refers to "this polarity") -> 1 (elaborates with "furthermore") -> 2 (concludes with "convergence")


Step 3: Check the flow makes sense:

4 -> Sets up artistic pole (text) vs aesthetic pole (reader)

3 -> Says work lies "halfway between the two" poles

1 -> Explains why it's more than just text (needs reader realization)

2 -> Concludes how text + reader = literary work

From passage: "The convergence of text and reader brings the literary work into existence"

This wraps up the argument perfectly -> Sentence 2 is the natural conclusion.

Answer: 4312

The key is finding the sentence that doesn't depend on others (sentence 4), then following the logical connections step by step.

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