Expression of IdeasVery hardIntroducing a concession after a strong claim
Expression of Ideas practice question
The reservoir has secured the town's water supply for a generation. ____ the valley it flooded held two villages and the best farmland in the district, a cost the town rarely mentions.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Then again,Correct
- B. Accordingly,
- C. To that end,
- D. In the same way,
Answer: A. Then again,
A benefit, then a cost that qualifies it: 'then again' turns to the other side.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Accordingly,
- The cost is not a consequence of the security.
- C. To that end,
- 'To that end' introduces a means to the goal; the cost is not a means.
- D. In the same way,
- The cost is not similar to the benefit.
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