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“The new library wing added forty percent more seating. ______, the number of study rooms available for reservation tripled.” Which transition is most logical: In addition, However, For example, or In contrast?
“In addition” (choice A). The second sentence adds another improvement (more study rooms) that agrees with the first (more seating), so the transition has to add, not contrast or give an example.
We posted this SAT-style Reading and Writing question on Facebook and Instagram with the tip “Read it twice. The answer is in the wording,” and posted the worked answer on Facebook the next day. The question was written by Brainrise; it is not an official College Board item.
A quick test for transition questions: say how the two sentences relate in your own words before looking at the choices. Here it is “and also”, which rules out However and In contrast (opposite direction) and For example (the second sentence is not an example of the first).
Why is “For example” wrong?
More study rooms is a second, separate improvement, not an instance of the extra seating. “For example” would only fit if the second sentence illustrated the first.
Why are “However” and “In contrast” wrong?
Both signal a change of direction. Nothing in the second sentence goes against the first; both sentences describe the library getting better.
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