Question 130·Easy·Transitions
Plant-based meat alternatives have become widely available in grocery stores in recent years. ______ several fast-food chains have introduced plant-based burgers to meet growing customer demand.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For transition questions, always read the sentence before and after the blank and first decide the relationship between the ideas (example, cause-and-effect, contrast, time/sequence, etc.) without looking at the choices. Then look at the options and label what each one usually signals; eliminate any that don’t match the relationship you identified, even if they sound smooth. This approach is much faster and more reliable than picking what “sounds right.”
Hints
Look at the big picture
Read both sentences together and think about how the second sentence connects to the first, not just what each one says on its own.
Name the kind of connection
Ask yourself: Is the second sentence giving an example, showing a contrast, describing something happening at the same time, or describing something that happens because of the first sentence?
Match meaning to option types
Think about what each transition type usually does: one introduces examples, one sets up a contrast, one shows timing, and one shows a consequence. Which type best fits the relationship you noticed?
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand what each sentence is saying
Read the two parts together:
- First sentence: Plant-based meat alternatives have become widely available in grocery stores in recent years.
- Second sentence (after the blank): several fast-food chains have introduced plant-based burgers to meet growing customer demand.
The second part explains what fast-food chains are doing in response to growing demand for plant-based options.
Identify the relationship between the ideas
Ask: How does the second sentence relate to the first?
- The first sentence states that plant-based meat alternatives are now widely available and that there is growing customer demand.
- The second sentence tells us that fast-food chains have started offering plant-based burgers to meet that demand.
So the second sentence describes something that happens because of the situation in the first sentence (a consequence of that demand).
Match the relationship to the best transition
Now check each choice against that cause-and-effect relationship:
- “For example,” would introduce a specific instance of plant-based meat alternatives (like a particular product), not a reaction to demand.
- “Nevertheless,” signals contrast or opposition, but the two sentences are not in conflict; they go in the same direction.
- “Meanwhile,” suggests two things happening at the same time but doesn’t show that one happens because of the other.
- “As a result,” shows that the second action (fast-food chains introducing plant-based burgers) happens because of the situation in the first sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is “As a result,”.