Question 247·Easy·Transitions
Increasingly, public libraries are offering equipment such as 3-D printers for patrons to use. ______ many libraries now host free workshops that teach community members how to operate this technology.
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
Understand what each sentence is saying
Read the two sentences together without any transition:
Increasingly, public libraries are offering equipment such as 3-D printers for patrons to use. ____ many libraries now host free workshops that teach community members how to operate this technology.
The first sentence talks about libraries offering new technology (3-D printers). The second sentence talks about libraries hosting free workshops to teach people how to use that technology. Nothing is being contradicted or reversed; the ideas go in the same positive, supportive direction.
Decide how the ideas are related
Ask: How does the second sentence connect to the first?
- It does not show a contrast or exception to the first idea.
- It does not clearly show a result that must follow from the first idea; instead, it describes another current practice.
- It does not give a specific example of a type of equipment; it introduces a different but related service (workshops).
The second sentence is giving another, related fact about what libraries are doing with technology.
Match each transition type to the relationship
Now look at what each option typically signals:
- "Nevertheless," shows contrast or an unexpected twist.
- "Consequently," shows a result or effect.
- "For instance," introduces a specific example of the previous idea.
- One remaining option introduces another related point on the same topic.
Since the second sentence is simply adding another related point about libraries and technology, the transition that adds information is the best fit. Therefore, the correct answer is C) "Additionally,".