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Expression of Ideas practice question

The committee found no fault with the design. ____ it recommended that the building not go ahead, because the site floods every spring.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Nonetheless,Correct
  2. B. Consequently,
  3. C. For instance,
  4. D. In the same way,

Answer: A. Nonetheless,

No fault, yet a no.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Consequently,
The recommendation did not follow from finding no fault.
C. For instance,
Not an example.
D. In the same way,
Not a similarity.

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