Increasingly, public libraries are offering equipment such as 3-D printers for patrons to use. ______ many libraries now host free workshops on digital privacy.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For transition questions, first ignore the choices and decide how the ideas on either side of the blank relate: are they contrasting, showing cause and effect, giving an example, or simply adding another related point? Then, classify each answer choice by its usual function (contrast, result, example, addition) and eliminate any that don’t match the relationship you identified. Always read the sentence with your chosen transition to make sure it sounds natural and preserves the intended meaning.
Hints
Check the flow of ideas
Read the two sentences together without any transition. Ask yourself: does the second sentence oppose the first, explain a result of it, give a specific example of it, or just offer another related fact?
Classify the answer choices by function
Think about what each option usually does in a sentence: which one shows contrast, which one shows a result, and which one introduces an example? Identify these so you can compare them to the relationship between the two sentences.
Match the relationship to a transition type
Once you’ve decided how the sentences relate (contrast, cause-effect, example, or another related point), eliminate any options whose usual function does not fit that relationship.
Step-by-step Explanation
Identify the ideas
The first sentence states that libraries are offering equipment such as 3-D printers. The second states that libraries are hosting workshops on digital privacy.
Determine the relationship
The digital-privacy workshops are another technology-related library service. They do not contrast with the equipment offerings, result from those offerings, or provide an example of equipment.
Choose the transition
A transition that introduces an additional related point is needed. Therefore, “Additionally,” is the most logical choice.