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?
- A. However,Correct
- B. Consequently,
- C. Likewise,
- 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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