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Expression of IdeasVery hardLimiting a positive claim

Expression of Ideas practice question

The town's free bus has been a success, carrying 4,000 passengers a week. ____ most of those passengers were already bus users who switched from paid routes, so the number of cars on the road has barely changed.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. That said,Correct
  2. B. As a result,
  3. C. Indeed,
  4. D. To that end,

Answer: A. That said,

Success, then the limit on what it achieved.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. As a result,
The switching is not a result of the success.
C. Indeed,
'Indeed' would strengthen, but the sentence limits.
D. To that end,
Not a means to an end.

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