Expression of IdeasEasyChoosing a logical transition
Expression of Ideas practice question
The new museum wing was expected to draw large crowds on its opening weekend. ____ attendance was sparse, with fewer than two hundred visitors on the first day.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. However,Correct
- B. Therefore,
- C. For example,
- D. Similarly,
Answer: A. However,
The first sentence sets up an expectation (large crowds); the second reports the opposite (sparse attendance). A transition that signals contrast is needed: 'However'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Therefore,
- 'Therefore' signals that the second sentence follows FROM the first. Sparse attendance isn't a consequence of expecting big crowds — it contradicts it.
- C. For example,
- 'For example' would introduce an instance of the first sentence's claim. Low attendance is not an example of large crowds.
- D. Similarly,
- 'Similarly' signals that the two sentences make parallel points. These sentences pull in opposite directions.
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