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riya28

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I keep getting stuck between two headings. One fits the start, the other fits the rest of the paragraph. How do you choose? rereading it isnt getting me anywhere
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selin96

And which word changes the meaning? 'Causes' and 'effects' can fit the same topic but ask different things. Which sentences made both tempting?
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ha_nguyen

Made-up example: 'After the town introduced cycle lanes, more residents began cycling to work. Traffic on the main road fell, and shops nearby received more customers arriving by bicycle.' 'Effects of the new cycle lanes' fits. 'Why the town introduced cycle lanes' doesn't: there's nothing about why they decided to build them.
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selin96

If A says 'pangolins have scales and eat ants', is that still an overview? Not sure when listing features becomes a description.
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DmytroV

Scales and diet cover different things, so an overview could fit. 'Description' here seems more about appearance. We'd need the whole paragraph to choose.
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TomaszW

Could also look for a sentence that doesn't fit the heading. Something about trafficking isn't describing what the animal looks like. Still need to check the whole paragraph though.
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ha_nguyen

Could cover the scales sentence and check what's left. Does it still introduce the animal generally, or mostly describe its appearance? A detail about trafficking, for example, would go beyond appearance.
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zarina_u

If every sentence is about appearance, 'Description' sounds right. If it also covers where the animal lives or how many are left, it's doing more than that. I'd check the whole paragraph.
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ivan88

So we look at the whole paragraph first, not choose from one sentence about scales? then compare the two headings?
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ivan88

So if the scales sentence is checked and the rest is about the animal in general, that points to the intro heading. If the rest stays on how it looks, then Description. Do I have that order right?
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yuliya_k

For the pangolin paragraph, does A mainly introduce what the animal is (like defining it), and B mostly describe its physical features? If both cover scales, checking whether the rest is more general information or detailed appearance might help.
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amara07

In Liz's actual passage, A includes the species count, where pangolins live and the threats they face. B develops their physical features, so 'Description' fits B; one sentence about scales in A doesn't decide its heading.
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