Transitions 2

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

In 1917, Prohibition was enforced in Washington D.C., and all the bars were ordered to close. ________ , nearly three thousand speakeasies (secret bars) opened and illegaly sold liquor.

• Otherwise

• Nevertheless

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

The nature photographer ventured out into Death Valley intending to photograph the area's famous wildflowers. ________ , she became fascinated by the number of large, black crows circling overhead and spent the day taking pictures of them.

• Thus

• Instead

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

If you want to enter the writing contest, you must submit your short stories no later than 5 p.m. on December 12. _________ , you'll have to wait for next year's competition.

• Otherwise

• In fact

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

To improve your soccer skills, develop control by dribbling the ball close to your feet. Study how the best players handle the ball and try their moves yourself. _________ , keep practicing.

• Finally

• Incidentally

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

America's national parks play an important role in preserving our natural environment. _________ , they raise revenue (money) for their local economies: ten dollars for every dollar of funding.

• Therefore

• Furthermore

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

The United States government is deliberately divided into three separate branches of government: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. _________ , each branch of government is able to provide checks and balances on the other two, meaning that no single branch has absolute power on its own.

• Meanwhile

• As a result

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

Oceanographer Sylvia Alice Earle worked to raise awareness of ocean pollution and overfishing; _________ , she led the first all-female team on a project that expored undersea habits.

• Otherwise

• Furthermore

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

"I'm allergic to peanuts, so I'll pass on the peanut butter bars," Carter said. " _________ , they must be stale; they have been sitting on the kitchen counter for more than a week!"

• Besides

• Nonetheless

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

The cheesy romance movie we watched last night had an overused formula: boy meets girl, they date, they break up, and in the end, they get back together. ________ , I was entertained.

• Nevertheless

• Indeed

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Fill in the blank with the best transition:

On the Hubble Space Telescope, two new camera can now capture ultraviolet light. ________ , the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image of 2014 shows far more galaxies than were visible in the 2009 images.

• However

• As a result

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E