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 easily 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?

a.
“hearing problem”

b.
“respect”

c.
“easily corrected”

d.
“vision”