Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition marking a deduction from evidence
Expression of Ideas practice question
The ship's log stops on 3 June, and the next entry, in a different hand, is dated 20 June and gives a position four hundred miles to the south. ____ something happened to the captain in those seventeen days, and someone else took the ship on.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Evidently,Correct
- B. Nevertheless,
- C. For example,
- D. Meanwhile,
Answer: A. Evidently,
The gap and the new hand force the conclusion.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Nevertheless,
- No contrast.
- C. For example,
- Not an example.
- D. Meanwhile,
- No simultaneity.
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