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Expression of Ideas practice question
The survey did not show that the residents oppose the scheme. ____ it showed that most had not heard of it, which is a different problem and probably an easier one.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Rather,Correct
- B. Furthermore,
- C. Hence,
- D. Nevertheless,
Answer: A. Rather,
Not opposition; instead, ignorance: 'rather' corrects the reading.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Furthermore,
- The second sentence replaces the first reading, not adds to it.
- C. Hence,
- Not a consequence.
- D. Nevertheless,
- 'Nevertheless' concedes rather than corrects.
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