Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
P. without understanding the long-term consequences
Q. on environmental sustainability
R. many industries exploit natural resources
S. which has a severe impact
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In sentence rearrangement, identify the subject and verb first, then place modifiers and relative clauses logically to maintain sentence coherence.
Identify the main clause and modifiers:
- R: "many industries exploit natural resources" (main clause)
- P: "without understanding the long-term consequences" (reason or condition)
- S: "which has a severe impact" (relative clause referring to the exploitation)
- Q: "on environmental sustainability" (object of impact)
The correct order is: R-P-S-Q
Complete sentence: "Many industries exploit natural resources without understanding the long-term consequences which has a severe impact on environmental sustainability."