Set 11: Transitions (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
Toni Morrison's Nobel lecture describes narrative as a form of radical creation: 'Word-work is sublime... because it is generative.' The writer, she argues, does not merely transcribe reality but participates in its making through language. _______ this view places enormous ethical responsibility on authors, who shape how readers understand the world.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to choose the transition that best connects two ideas. The ethical responsibility follows from Morrison's view of language as generative. 'Implicitly' shows that this responsibility is an unstated but logical consequence of her position. Transitions signal the relationship between sentences or paragraphs. Determine the logical relationship (addition, contrast, cause-effect, example) and select the transition that accurately expresses it. The right transition makes the relationship between ideas crystal clear. Consider what logical connection exists: Is the second idea adding to the first? Contrasting it? Showing a result? The transition should accurately reflect this relationship.
Key Evidence:
• "participates in its making through language"
• "ethical responsibility on authors"
Why others are wrong: C (Comparison - this is a consequence, not a parallel point.), D (Contrast - the responsibility follows from, not contradicts, her view.), B (Example - ethical responsibility is an implication, not an example of word-work.).
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