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Expression of Ideas practice question

The manuscript was catalogued as a copy. Its margins, ____ carry corrections in the author's own hand, which no copy would have.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. however,Correct
  2. B. for example,
  3. C. therefore,
  4. D. in addition,

Answer: A. however,

The margins contradict the catalogue.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. for example,
Not an example of being a copy.
C. therefore,
Not a consequence.
D. in addition,
Not an addition to the cataloguing.

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