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Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition contrasting loss with survival

Expression of Ideas practice question

The town's early records were kept in the church tower, where damp destroyed most of them. ____ a set of copies made by a curate in 1820 survives in the county archive, and it is from these that the town's early history is known.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. However,Correct
  2. B. Consequently,
  3. C. Likewise,
  4. D. In particular,

Answer: A. However,

Originals lost; copies survive.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Consequently,
The copies' survival is not caused by the loss.
C. Likewise,
Not a similarity.
D. In particular,
Not a detail of the loss.

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