The author uses the transition "particularly" in this passage to present a specific example. This transition helps emphasize the focus on plastic packaging as a significant contributor to the overall issue of plastic waste.
Innovative Plastic Packaging May Help Waste Crisis" by EPA Our dependence on plastics, particularly plastic packaging, has generated an enormous amount of plastic waste that is accumulating in the oceans at an alarming rate. A new study by Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, Ltd. Estimates that by 2040, if current trends continue, the amount of plastic waste released globally into the oceans will triple to nearly 32 million tons per year. According to Pew, this is the equivalent of dumping 110 pounds of plastic on every meter of coastline around the world. Plastic waste in the environment persists for hundreds to thousands of years and creates serious risks for wildlife, their habitats, and humans. Rethinking Plastic Packaging Solve the Plastic Waste Crisis?, Environmental Protection Agency, September 21 , 2020 Question Use the passage to answer the question. Why does the author use the transition, particularly, in this passage? (1 point) Responses to present a specific example to present a specific example to show similarity to show similarity to illustrate difference to illustrate difference to create cohesion between sections
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