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If blocks of text are too long than a transitional paragraph maybe needed. A transitional paragraph provides a logical step from one part of the block text to the next part: | If blocks of text are too long than a transitional paragraph maybe needed. A transitional paragraph provides a logical step from one part of the block text to the next part: | ||
:: Although the great apes have demonstrated significant language skills, one central question remains: Can they be | :: Although the great apes have demonstrated significant language skills, one central question remains: Can they be | ||
:taught to use that uniquely human language tool we call grammar, to learn the difference, for instance, between | |||
:"ape bite human” and “human bite ape”? In other words, can an ape create a sentence? | |||
Transitions help keep the reader reading at a steady pace. They prevent the reader from having to make unnecessary pauses after every five sentences. | Transitions help keep the reader reading at a steady pace. They prevent the reader from having to make unnecessary pauses after every five sentences. | ||