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A store raises the price of a jacket by 20%. Later, it lowers the new price by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?

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B96%Correct
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Check with $100: $100then$120then$96

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Organization, Transitions and Cohesion · Lesson 1

Transitions between sentences and paragraphs

A transition is a word or phrase such as however, as a result, or for example that tells the reader how a sentence relates to the one before it. Every transition makes a claim about logic. However says "the next idea pushes against the last one." As a result says "the next idea was caused by the last one." If the claim is false, the transition is wrong, even when the sentence still sounds smooth.

Use the same routine every time. First, cover the underlined transition. Second, read the sentence before it and the sentence it starts. Third, name the relationship in your own words: contrast, cause and effect, addition, example, time order, or restatement. Only then look at the choices and pick the one that matches.

Common transitions grouped by the relationship they signal
RelationshipThe next sentence...Transitions
Contrastpushes against or limits the last ideahowever, nevertheless, even so, still, instead, in contrast, on the other hand
Cause and effectis a result of the last ideatherefore, as a result, consequently, thus, so
Additionadds a similar pointin addition, moreover, furthermore, also, similarly
Examplegives a specific case of the last ideafor example, for instance
Time orderhappens before, during, or afterfirst, then, afterward, meanwhile, finally
Restatementsays the same idea in other wordsin other words, that is

Worked example Easy

Honeybees cannot see the color red the way people do; to a bee, a red flower looks dark and dull. Therefore, bees can see ultraviolet light, which reveals patterns on many flower petals that human eyes cannot detect.

Which choice is most logical?

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. However,Answer
  3. For example,
  4. In other words,

How to solve it

  1. Cover the transition and read both sentences. Sentence 1: bees cannot see red the way people do. Sentence 2: bees can see ultraviolet light that people cannot.
  2. Name the relationship: a weakness, then a strength. That is a contrast.
  3. Only However signals contrast. Therefore claims a cause, For example claims an example, and In other words claims a restatement.

Why each choice is right or wrong

  • A. Incorrect. Therefore says that seeing ultraviolet light is caused by being unable to see red, and the passage gives no such cause.
  • B. Correct. The first sentence names something bees cannot see, and the second names something they can see that people cannot. That is a contrast: However, bees can see ultraviolet light.
  • C. Incorrect. For example would make ultraviolet vision a case of not seeing red, but it is the opposite kind of fact: an ability, not a limit.
  • D. Incorrect. In other words signals a restatement, yet the second sentence adds a new fact about ultraviolet light instead of repeating the first.

Worked example Medium

The community garden on Elm Street began with just six raised beds. Within three years, more than forty families had signed up for plots, and the waiting list kept growing. Nevertheless, the town council voted to double the size of the garden the following spring.

Which choice is most logical?

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. For instance,
  3. Even so,
  4. As a result,Answer

How to solve it

  1. Name the relationship. Many families want plots and the waiting list keeps growing; then the council doubles the garden. The demand is the reason for the vote.
  2. That is cause and effect, so look for a result transition.
  3. Notice that Nevertheless and Even so signal exactly the same relationship (a contrast with what came before) and work the same way in this sentence, so they stand or fall together; neither fits a cause-and-effect link. For instance signals an example, which leaves As a result.

Why each choice is right or wrong

  • A. Incorrect. Nevertheless signals that the council acted in spite of the demand, but a long waiting list is a reason to expand the garden, not an obstacle.
  • B. Incorrect. For instance would make the council's vote an example of families signing up, but the vote is a response to that demand.
  • C. Incorrect. Even so means the same thing as Nevertheless: it treats the growing waiting list as a reason not to expand, which reverses the logic.
  • D. Correct. The growing demand caused the council to expand the garden, so the cause-and-effect transition fits: As a result, the town council voted to double the size of the garden.

Trap Judging the transition by sound

Most wrong transitions sound fine in the sentence. Nevertheless, the council voted to double the garden is smooth English; it is only wrong because it misstates the logic. Always decide the relationship before you read the choices, so a smooth-sounding choice can't talk you into it.

As a backup after you have named the relationship: if two choices signal exactly the same relationship and work the same way in the sentence (nevertheless and even so, for example), they can't both be the single right answer. Near-synonyms are not always interchangeable, though (but and however need different punctuation), so check before you cross a pair out.

Trap Forgetting that DELETE is a real option

Sometimes the sentence already contains a connecting word, such as but or so, and the underlined transition repeats it: It rained, but however, the game went on. In that case the best answer is to delete the extra transition. Fill the deletion into the sentence and check that what is left is complete and clear before you choose it.

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