(1) Shamsul Maidin is a famous soccer referee from Singapore. (2) He was once a physical therapist, but he gave up his practice
to devote himself to being a referee. (3) He has also won the Singapore League Referee of The Year award four times in five years. (4) Since becoming a referee in 1996, he has won the 2005 Asian Football Confederation Official of the year. (5) Shamsul was the first referee from Singapore to receive this honor. (6) His many accomplishments make it obvious that Shamsul is a highly-respected referee. In the paragraph above, sentence 3 is out of order. Where would it best be placed?
A.
before sentence 1
B.
after sentence 6
C.
before sentence 2
D.
after sentence 5
The best way to do this is to determine the context of each sentence.
1) basic information
2) excerpt from biography
3) word "also" suggests that this is further elaboration on the prizes he has won
4) and 5) introducing awards he has recieved
6) conclusion
Now, it is easy to see that, in order to maintain a logical sequence of events in this text, sentence (3) should be placed after sentences (4) and (5) because it represent a second part of list of all Maidin's awards and recognitions so it can't stay before the first part of the list.
By having the characters make up the plot through their actions. Seeing what the characters are doing and how they are reacting to their actions can develop a theme.
