Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition marking a qualification of scope
Expression of Ideas practice question
The town's new bypass has reduced through-traffic on the high street by four fifths, and the shopkeepers report calmer pavements and better trade. ____ the benefit is confined to the streets the bypass drains: the two roads that feed it from the east now carry more traffic than the high street ever did.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. That said,Correct
- B. Therefore,
- C. Likewise,
- D. For example,
Answer: A. That said,
A genuine gain, then its limit.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Therefore,
- The eastern roads' traffic is not a result of the calmer high street.
- C. Likewise,
- Not a parallel case.
- D. For example,
- Not an example of the benefit.
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