12 If I could turn back the clock, I'd treat my hearing with the respect it deserves. After all, a hearing problem isn't as easi
ly corrected as a vision problem. And once you've lost your hearing, you don't get it back. Pattern transitions are words and phrases that help organize a text and make it easier for the reader to follow an argument and help keep the focus on a particular idea. For example, writers may refer back to the thesis statement or main idea throughout the essay. Which of the following is a pattern transition in paragraph 12 of the passage?
