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Expression of Ideas practice question

The company's profits rose last year. ____ its share price fell, because investors had expected even more.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Nonetheless,Correct
  2. B. Consequently,
  3. C. For instance,
  4. D. Likewise,

Answer: A. Nonetheless,

Profits up, price down.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Consequently,
The fall did not follow from the rise in the way consequently implies.
C. For instance,
Not an example.
D. Likewise,
Opposite, not similar.

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