[Video] Q9: No change or in other words, or therefore, or for instance,

Answer Choices

  • NO CHANGE

  • In other words,

  • Therefore,

  • For instance,

Explanation for Question 9 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 1

Number nine is a transition word question. 2 Can we look at our transition words here? We can see that the best 3 way to do this problem is going to be, to look at the sense 4 before the transition look after and see how they connect to each other. 5 So the sentence before says that nutritionist consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy 6 food. It is an excellent source of calcium and protein serves as a digestive 7 aid and contains few calories and it's unsweetened low and non-fat forms. 8 Um, Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt. 9 So here we're comparing Greek yogurt to conventional yogurt. 10 It is lower in carbohydrates and sugar. And then the second part says, 11 because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein. 12 So in the first part of the sentence, we talk about sugar and carbohydrates. 13 And then the second part of this question, we talk about protein, 14 right? 15 So what we're doing here is we're really adding on, 16 we're saying, sure, it's lower sugar and carbohydrates, 17 but it's also, and it's also lower or has higher protein. 18 So we're listing some health benefits here, right? 19 So also should sound pretty good right off the bat, 20 because this is a list of what is good about Greek yogurt. 21 Now, in other words, isn't going to work because if you use, 22 in other words, you have to be saying the exact same thing. 23 You're saying the same thing, just in different words. 24 And here,...

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