Expression of IdeasMediumChoosing a logical transition
Expression of Ideas practice question
The bakery uses only organic flour, which costs it nearly twice as much as the conventional kind. ____ its bread sells for no more than its competitors' loaves.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Nevertheless,Correct
- B. Consequently,
- C. For instance,
- D. In other words,
Answer: A. Nevertheless,
Higher costs would lead you to expect higher prices; the prices are not higher. The second sentence holds despite the first — a concession transition.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Consequently,
- 'Consequently' would say the ordinary prices are CAUSED by the high costs, which is backwards.
- C. For instance,
- 'For instance' would make the pricing an example of the flour costing more.
- D. In other words,
- 'In other words' restates; equal pricing isn't a restatement of doubled costs.
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