Expression of IdeasHardTransition contrasting a design life with reality
Expression of Ideas practice question
The bridge was designed to last fifty years. ____ it is now in its ninetieth, and the engineers who inspect it each spring find no cause for alarm.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Nonetheless,Correct
- B. Accordingly,
- C. For example,
- D. In short,
Answer: A. Nonetheless,
Designed for fifty, standing at ninety: contrast.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Accordingly,
- Its survival is not a consequence of its design life.
- C. For example,
- Not an example.
- D. In short,
- Not a summary.
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