Identifying General and Specific Statements

Match the general statements below with the specific examples. Write the appropriate letter in the blank.

General Statements

a. McDonough and his colleagues seek to design things that are based on nature.
b. Products would fall into two categories.
c. McDonough is already turning his ideas into reality.
d. Cradle to Cradle design helps companies save money.

Specific Examples

1		His architectural design business, McDonough + Partners, has already implemented his strategy at Ford's River Rouge Factory. The project, which will be completed over the next 20 years, will include the world's largest living roof.
2		The first type of product would be made only of natural substances and would be as biodegradable as a banana peel or a tree branch. Imagine a T-shirt that, when you're done with it, can be tossed on the ground to become food for plants and animals. The second type of product would be made of synthetic materials (plastics, polymers, glass, silicon) that could be reused over and over again as raw materials for something else.
3		By increasing efficiency and eliminating the management of dangerous materials and toxins which are the product of many manufacturing cycles, companies cut costs.
4		In McDonough's perfect world, a factory would behave like a tree: it would produce more energy than it consumed and produce purer water than it took in.