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Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition marking a cost behind a success

Expression of Ideas practice question

The town's flood defences held during the storm. ____ their success came at a price: the fields upstream, which the defences were designed to let flood, were under water for a month, and the farmers who own them received no compensation.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. All the same,Correct
  2. B. Consequently,
  3. C. In particular,
  4. D. Likewise,

Answer: A. All the same,

Success conceded, cost asserted.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Consequently,
The price is not presented as a consequence but as a qualification.
C. In particular,
Not a detail of the success.
D. Likewise,
Not a similarity.

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