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Explanation for Question 39 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4
Now looking at number 39, this is a transition word question. 2 So we need to look at the sentence prior and the sentence after the 3 transition and compare them to each other. 4 All right. And so beforehand up here, 5 the sentence says a designer has to generate extensive documentation and explain his or 6 her ideas clearly in order to ensure that programmers, 7 artists and others, uh, share the same vision. 8 So here, this is really talking about, you know, collaboration with the team, 9 explaining your ideas, documenting your ideas and whatnot. 10 And then after that, it says anyone considering a career as a video game 11 designer must be skilled writers and speakers, 12 right? So we're taking something specific, 13 right. Specifically what everyone must do. 14 And then we're getting to a more general idea, right? 15 What generally makes a writer or a video game designer. 16 Good. Um, and so the best thing here is to think like, 17 okay, well, if someone has to be able to do these two things, 18 well, then they must be good writers and speakers. 19 So it's kind of like cause and effect, right? 20 Where the cause is the nature of the job having to be collaborative 21 and explaining things. And the effect is that, 22 you know, good video game designers have these skills, 23 skilled writers and speakers. And so if we're talking about cause and effect here, 24 you know, that's like saying there's a consequence, right? 25 Consequently, consequently is a word that shows cause an...