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?
- A. All the same,Correct
- B. Consequently,
- C. In particular,
- 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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