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 === Transition words ===
+* ignore the transition word in the passage and re-write it next to A) NO CHANGE
 * translate the transition words into your own language
 ** ex., "nevertheless" = "yeah, but" or "anyway"
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 * click EXPAND to see table
+* NOW read the sentences
+** don't summarize, simplify (to avoid misconstruing the meanings)
+** ex. College Board practice test 6, Writing question 8
+''"The research demonstrated a clear correlation between introducing phosphates and the
+growth of blue-green algae. [9] <u>For example</u>, legislators in Canada passed laws banning
+phosphates in laundry detergents, which had been entering the water supply"''
+** re-read as:
+*** Sentence 1: "The research demonstrated correlation between phosphates and blue-green algae."
+*** Sentence 2: "<nowiki>[____ ]</nowiki> legislators passed laws banning phosphates"