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01. Read the following paragraph; then choose the correct answers.
(1) Phosphates pollute our water. (2) Phosphates become highly concentrated in rivers and lakes. (3) They are common
In detergents and fertilizers. (4) Algae populations thrive in phosphates and grow rapidly. (5) The population may
become so large that it uses up all the other available nutrients necessary to life. (6) Algae consume large amounts of
oxygen. (7) Less oxygen is available for other aquatic organisms. (8) Algae can also block sunlight to other living
creatures in a body of water. (9) Life may be eliminated, resulting in a stagnant body of water.
What is the best way to rewrite sentences 2 and 3 to improve coherence?
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Phosphates become highly concentrated in rivers and lakes, while they are common in detergents and fertilizers.
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Although phosphates become highly concentrated in rivers and lakes, they are common in detergents and fertilizers.
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Phosphates become highly concentrated in rivers and lakes. They are also common in detergents and fertilizers. con
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O Phosphates, which are common in detergents and fertilizers, become highly concentrated in rivers and lakes.
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