Expression of IdeasHardChoosing a logical transition
Expression of Ideas practice question
Critics predicted that the company's tiny electric car would be a commercial failure. ____ it became the best-selling model in the company's history within two years.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. On the contrary,Correct
- B. Therefore,
- C. Likewise,
- D. For instance,
Answer: A. On the contrary,
The prediction was failure; the outcome was record success. The second sentence directly opposes the first, so 'On the contrary' fits.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Therefore,
- 'Therefore' would make the success a consequence of the prediction of failure.
- C. Likewise,
- 'Likewise' signals similarity between failure and record success.
- D. For instance,
- 'For instance' would present the success as an example of a predicted failure.
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