English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 39

Organizing through Emphatic Order
Use emphatic order (order of importance) to arrange the following scrambled list of sentences. Write the number 1 beside the point that all the other sentences support. Then number each supporting sentence, starting with what seems to be the least important detail and ending with the most important detail.
________ The people here are all around my age and seem to be genuinely friendly and interested in me.
________ The place where I live has several important advantages.
________ The schools in this neighborhood have a good reputation, so I feel that my daughter is getting a good education.
________ The best thing of all about this area, though, is the school system.
________ Therefore, I don't have to put up with public transportation or worry about how much it's going to cost to park each day.
________ The school also has an extended day-care program, so I know my daughter is in good hands until I come home from work.
________ First of all, I like the people who live in the other apartments near mine.
________ Another positive aspect of this area is that it's close to where I work.
________ That's more than I can say for the last place I lived, where people stayed behind locked doors.
________ The office where I'm a receptionist is only a six-block walk from my house.
________ In addition, I save a lot of wear and tear on my car.