Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition to a conclusion about a copy's age
Expression of Ideas practice question
The manuscript was thought to be a copy made in the 1700s. Analysis of its ink found a pigment unavailable before 1850; ____ the copy is at least a century younger than was believed.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. therefore,Correct
- B. however,
- C. for example,
- D. likewise,
Answer: A. therefore,
The pigment forces the conclusion.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. however,
- No contrast with the finding.
- C. for example,
- Not an example.
- D. likewise,
- Not a similarity.
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