A student is writing an opinion piece for the school paper about a financial windfall the school district received. The student wants to revise her draft by adding a transitional word and/or phrase to the beginning of the second underlined sentence. Read the following excerpt from the student's draft and complete the task that follows.
The school board has been in session for the last several weeks debating what they should do with the financial windfall they recently received. The local paper has made public that the sale of old unused properties by the district has created a surplus in this year's budget. We, the citizens of this community, should have a say in how those funds are applied to educate the youth of this town. Some people are arguing for the construction of a new football stadium. I've heard from several residents that the track at the middle school needs resurfacing because it is growing increasingly unsafe for students. A local daycare has even advocated for the construction of additional playground equipment at the elementary school. Whatever is decided, it should be done so by the community in an open forum, and not in a closed session of school board members.
Select the word or phrase that would BEST improve the connections between the two underlined sentences by indicating that what is to come builds upon the information presented.
A.
For instance,
B.
Incontrovertibly,
C.
In spite of that,
D
.
As a result,
1 answer
The best choice to improve the connections between the two underlined sentences is:
A. For instance,
This phrase effectively indicates that the following information (the various opinions and suggestions from community members) is an example of how the citizens should have a say in how the funds are applied.
