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# identify sentence core: "researchers [incorrectly] assumed" | # identify sentence core: "researchers [incorrectly] assumed" | ||
# key nouns: "drought", "researchers", "behaviors", "characteristics" | # key nouns: "drought", "researchers", "behaviors", "characteristics" | ||
# convert participle phrase: "Researchers studied marsupials during a drought." | # convert and simplify participle phrase: "Researchers studied marsupials during a drought." | ||
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<blockquote>'' Researchers studied marsupials during a drought. <strike>The field</strike> researchers incorrectly assumed <strike>normalcy</strike> <nowiki>[normal?]</nowiki> <strike>of aberrant</strike> <nowiki>[not normal??]</nowiki> behaviors</strike> for <strike>abiding</strike> characteristics."''</blockquote> | |||
=== Identify Transition Words === | === Identify Transition Words === |