Set 8: Transitions
Explanation
PASSAGE
Alexander Graham Bell is best known for inventing the telephone. He worked with the deaf and wanted to help people communicate. _______ Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the light bulb and the phonograph.
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. Bell (Phone/Deaf). Edison (Bulb/Phonograph). Comparing two famous inventors. 'In comparison' introduces the second subject. 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:
• "Bell is best known"
• "Edison is famous"
Why others are wrong: C (Cause/Effect.), D (Edison is not an example of Bell.), A (Cause/Effect.).
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