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Expression of Ideas practice question

The council planted the roundabout with wildflowers to save the cost of mowing. ____ the display became so popular that the council now spends more on it, in signs and a viewing bench, than mowing ever cost.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Ironically,Correct
  2. B. For instance,
  3. C. In other words,
  4. D. Similarly,

Answer: A. Ironically,

A saving that became a cost.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. For instance,
Not an example.
C. In other words,
Not a restatement.
D. Similarly,
Not a similarity.

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