Expression of IdeasHardTransition presenting the alternative taken
Expression of Ideas practice question
The council did not reject the plan outright. ____ it asked the developer to come back with a smaller version.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Instead,Correct
- B. In addition,
- C. As a result,
- D. Similarly,
Answer: A. Instead,
The first sentence says what the council did NOT do; the second says what it did in place of that. 'Instead' introduces the alternative.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. In addition,
- 'In addition' would add a second action to a first, but the first sentence describes an action NOT taken.
- C. As a result,
- Asking for a smaller version isn't a consequence of declining to reject the plan.
- D. Similarly,
- There is nothing similar between the two sentences to compare.
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