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Expression of IdeasHardSignalling a time relationship

Expression of Ideas practice question

The volcano's slopes were bare rock in 1980, the year of the eruption. ____ mosses colonised the ash, then grasses, and by 2010 the first alders were taking root.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Within a few years,Correct
  2. B. Consequently,
  3. C. On the contrary,
  4. D. In particular,

Answer: A. Within a few years,

Bare in 1980, then a sequence of colonisers: a time marker leads it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Consequently,
The mosses are not a consequence of the bareness.
C. On the contrary,
The mosses don't contradict the bare rock; they follow it in time.
D. In particular,
The mosses are not a particular case of the bareness.

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