{"id":"study-act-english-transition-groups","audience":"high-school","category":"studying","technique":"grounding","track":"study","title":"Group ACT transition words by what they do","free":false,"task":"ACT English keeps testing transition words. Get exactly 4 numbered lines in the form 'Function: word, word, word', one each for Contrast, Cause-effect, Addition and Example, plain text, nothing else. Use only words from your tutor's list, and follow her correction about where 'therefore' goes.","materialLabel":"Your tutor's notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ACT ENGLISH - Tutoring session 3 (Ms. Brennan) - Transitions\n\nTransition questions = about 6-8 per test. \"Figure out the relationship between the two sentences FIRST, then pick the word.\"\n\nMY LIST (sorted in session):\nContrast: however, nevertheless, on the other hand, therefore\n   ** Ms. B: \"Therefore is NOT contrast! It's cause-effect (the second sentence is a result of the first).\" **\nCause-effect: thus, as a result, consequently\nAddition: furthermore, moreover, in addition\nExample: for instance, for example, specifically\n\nTrap words she warned about: \"however\" vs. \"thus\" (opposites, people mix them up when rushing)\n\nMs. B: \"Don't add words that aren't on our list. These are the ones the ACT uses most.\"\n\nMy practice score: English 24. Goal 28.\nNext session: comma rules.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not saying how many lines","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more lines than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Asking for a list","why":"The AI lists dozens of transitions with example sentences, not a quick-review sheet.","fix":"Show the shape: \"Contrast: however, nevertheless, on the other hand\".","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"Your notes still list 'therefore' under contrast.","fix":"Add: \"Therefore goes under cause-effect, per Ms. Brennan.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Letting in extra words","why":"The AI adds words like 'whereas' and 'accordingly' that aren't on your list.","fix":"Add: \"Only words from my tutor's list.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Fix the shape: \"function and words only, no examples.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols on a printed card.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,25}line"]},{"label":"Shows the line shape","patterns":["function:","contrast:","like ['\"]","format"]},{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["therefore","correct","cause"]},{"label":"Says to use only the material","patterns":["only.{0,30}(notes|material|source|excerpt|text|reading|passage|draft|facts|article|handout|sheet|guide|chapter|data|list)","no outside","don't add","do not add","don't invent","tutor","list"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"A review card should be short and match your tutor's list. Show the line shape, name the 4 groups, and point the AI to the correction about 'therefore'.","rubricLabels":["Has 4 lines, one each for Contrast, Cause-effect, Addition and Example, in the shape 'Function: word, word, word'","'Therefore' appears under Cause-effect, not Contrast","Every word comes from the tutor's list, with no added words and no explanations or example sentences"]}