Detailed Instructions: You are given a paragraph, with numbered sentences, and a question. Write the numbers of the sentences needed to answer the given question. Separate multiple sentence numbers with a comma (", "). E.g. "1, 2" would be the correct response if Sent 1 and Sent 2 are needed to answer the given question (do not include sentences that contain no information that is necessary to answer the question). Sort the sentence numbers in an increasing order (i.e., '1, 2', instead of '2, 1'). Your answer should not contain anything than the sentence numbers separated by a comma (e.g. '1, 2, 3, 4'). The given question requires more than one sentence to answer. So, your answer must contain at least one comma (", ").
See one example below:
Problem: Paragraph- Sent 1: A Republican bid to keep the government open past Friday includes no new money for the construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to several congressional aides familiar with ongoing talks.
Sent 2: GOP leaders submitted the new offer Tuesday afternoon in an effort to appease Democrats, whose votes are needed to avert a shutdown of federal agencies, several House and Senate aides said.
Sent 3: However, Republicans also insisted on increases in border security and defense spending, including money to repair existing fencing and new surveillance technology to patrol the nearly 2,000-mile border.
Sent 4: Democrats have indicated that they would support such appropriations so long as no money goes toward an actual wall.
Question: Who has to be appeased to keep the government open?.
Solution: 1, 2.
Explanation: The question is: Who has to be appeased to keep the government open? The phrase "appease Democrats" is mentioned in Sent 2, about accepting offer that is mentioned in Sent 1 to "keep the government open". So, Sent 1 and Sent 2 are the sentences needed to answer this question.

Problem: Paragraph- Sent 1: The district attorney ran his finger briskly down a printed card.
Sent 2: "Henry Spear," he exclaimed, "that's your man.
Sent 3: Part Three, Judge Fallon.
Sent 4: Andrews is in that court." He walked to the door of his private office.
Sent 5: "Andrews!" he called.
Sent 6: He introduced an alert, broad-shouldered young man of years of much indiscretion and with a charming and inconsequent manner.
Sent 7: "Mr. Thorndike is interested in Henry Spear, coming up for sentence in Part Three this morning.
Sent 8: Wants to speak for him.
Sent 9: Take him over with you." The district attorney shook hands quickly, and retreated to his private office.
Sent 10: Mr. Andrews took out a cigarette and, as he crossed the floor, lit it.
Sent 11: "Come with me," he commanded.
Sent 12: Somewhat puzzled, slightly annoyed, but enjoying withal the novelty of the environment and the curtness of his reception, Mr. Thorndike followed.
Sent 13: He decided that, in his ignorance, he had wasted his own time and that of the prosecuting attorney.
Sent 14: He should at once have sent in his card to the judge.
Sent 15: As he understood it, Mr. Andrews was now conducting him to that dignitary, and, in a moment, he would be free to return to his own affairs, which were the affairs of two continents.
Sent 16: But Mr. Andrews led him to an office, bare and small, and offered him a chair, and handed him a morning newspaper.
Sent 17: There were people waiting in the room; strange people, only like those Mr. Thorndike had seen on ferry-boats.
Sent 18: They leaned forward toward young Mr. Andrews, fawning, their eyes wide with apprehension.
Sent 19: Mr. Thorndike refused the newspaper.
Sent 20: "I thought I was going to see the judge," he suggested.
Question: Who did Thorndike want to speak for?.
Solution:
3.