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Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition to silence as a verdict

Expression of Ideas practice question

The reviewer praised the first act at length and dismissed the second in a sentence. The third act she did not mention at all. ____ her silence about it was, her readers understood, the harshest verdict of the three.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Indeed,Correct
  2. B. Consequently,
  3. C. For instance,
  4. D. Nevertheless,

Answer: A. Indeed,

The silence, emphasised.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Consequently,
The verdict did not result from the silence; it was the silence.
C. For instance,
Not an example.
D. Nevertheless,
No contrast.

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