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** ex., "However" and "Yet" = synonymous, so eliminate | ** ex., "However" and "Yet" = synonymous, so eliminate | ||
* identify if the transition word is generally positive or negative, i.e, | * identify if the transition word is generally positive or negative, i.e, | ||
* click EXPAND to see table | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
|'''POSITIVE'''|||'''NEGATIVE''' | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;" | ||
|cell style="width: 50%" | '''POSITIVE''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''NEGATIVE''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| expands|| contrasts | | expands|| contrasts | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
* NOW read the sentences | * NOW read the sentences | ||
** don't summarize, simplify (to avoid misconstruing the meanings) | ** don't summarize, simplify (to avoid misconstruing the meanings) | ||
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** NOW anticipate the correct answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS | ** NOW anticipate the correct answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS | ||
** eliminate | ** eliminate | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed | * click on EXPAND to see the anticipation | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
*** Sentence 2: "<nowiki>[____ ]</nowiki> legislators passed laws banning phosphates" | *** Sentence 2: "<nowiki>[____ ]</nowiki> legislators passed laws banning phosphates" | ||
** does what to: | ** does what to: | ||
*** Sentence 1: "The research demonstrated correlation between phosphates and blue-green algae." | *** Sentence 1: "The research demonstrated correlation between phosphates and blue-green algae." | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;" | ||
|POSITIVE|||NEGATIVE | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''POSITIVE''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''NEGATIVE''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| expands '''NO'''|| contrasts '''NO''' | | expands '''NO'''|| contrasts '''NO''' | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
** NOW eliminate | ** NOW eliminate | ||
*** A) For example, << NO bc Sentence 2 does not give an example of Sentence 1 | *** A) For example, << NO bc Sentence 2 does not give an example of Sentence 1 | ||