Sentence 1: Max had a dead tree in his yard. 
 Sentence 3: He asked to borrow a chainsaw from a friend 
 Sentence 4:  After surveying the area, he toppled the tree into his yard 
 Sentence 5:  By cutting the tree in pieces, he had fireplace wood for the winter 
 Given Sentence 2: He decided he needed to cut the tree down.