A student is writing an article for her club flyer. The student wants to revise the draft to add transitions in order to make the text more clear and coherent. Read the draft of the article and complete the task that follows.

Question

Last September, the marine biology club had a bake sale, car wash, and book fair. The department chair was very proud of the students' efforts to raise funds. __________, their fundraising efforts, the marine biology club did not raise enough money to go on a group trip. __________, all of the students were extremely disappointed.

This year, the president of the marine biology club hopes for a better turnout at the fundraising events. It is really important to earn enough funds in order to send the students on the scuba diving trip they have all been planning on. Please make sure to invite all family and friends to support the marine biology club's efforts this year.

Choose the best transition for each of the blank spaces that would clarify the relationship between the two underlined sentences. Select two that apply.
A.
In spite of

B.
Consequently

C.
For example

D.
In addition

E.
In contrast

F.
In essence

Answer 1

For the first blank, the best transition is:

A. In spite of

This choice indicates that despite the efforts made by the marine biology club, they were unable to raise enough money.

For the second blank, the best transition is:

E. In contrast

This transition emphasizes the difference between the expectations of the students and the disappointing outcome.

So the completed sentences would read:

"Last September, the marine biology club had a bake sale, car wash, and book fair. The department chair was very proud of the students' efforts to raise funds. In spite of their fundraising efforts, the marine biology club did not raise enough money to go on a group trip. In contrast, all of the students were extremely disappointed."