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Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition marking a limit on a general claim

Expression of Ideas practice question

The town's flood defences have held through every winter since they were built. ____ they were designed for a river a metre lower than the one that now runs past them, and the engineers who built them say so.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Even so,Correct
  2. B. Accordingly,
  3. C. For example,
  4. D. In short,

Answer: A. Even so,

Held so far, but under-designed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Accordingly,
The design is not a consequence of the record.
C. For example,
Not an example.
D. In short,
Not a summary.

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