Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumChoosing a logical transition
Expression of Ideas practice question
Several materials we now treat as ordinary were once luxury goods. Aluminium, ____ was so costly in the 1850s that samples of it were displayed alongside the French crown jewels.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. for instance,Correct
- B. however,
- C. therefore,
- D. meanwhile,
Answer: A. for instance,
The first sentence makes a general claim; the second gives one specific case of it. Aluminium is an instance, so 'for instance' fits.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. however,
- 'However' would signal that aluminium contradicts the claim. It supports it.
- C. therefore,
- 'Therefore' would make aluminium's cost a consequence of the general claim rather than an example of it.
- D. meanwhile,
- 'Meanwhile' signals something happening at the same time as something else; no second event is being compared in time.
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