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Think about how you would rewrite the following sentences according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer for each. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.

Microtubules cannot invade the nuclear space


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Okay sy writing shmoop er's next up to edit let's

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Just get down to it After the nuclear membrane disappears

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micro tubules invade the nuclear space that sounds like a

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war film Well micro tubules cannot invade the nuclear space

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dot dot And then what do you say that Well

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no need to be a signs with figure out this

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one Instead concentrate on maintaining the order of events described

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instead of stressing about exactly what each one meets theory

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Journal sentence tells us that micro tubules whenever those are

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invade the nuclear space after the nuclear membrane disappears that

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means that the micro two mules can't invade until the

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membrane disappears right So uh well what does that mean

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That means the answer is c right there Micro tubules

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cannot invade the nuclear space until the nuclear membrane disappeared

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That's it might be tempting to use after again like

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a but since the rewritten sentence now says cannot invade

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While this had actually reverse the meaning of the original

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sense so that's it The answer is c and micro 00:01:14.242 --> [endTime] tubular lee micro shmoop

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