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"Day We Discovered Cause of "White Death""
by Dr. Howard Markel

Never a commanding lecturer, Koch had a thin, reedy voice and tended to interject his phrases with an annoying amount of “ums” and “ers.” But on March 24, 1882, when he presented his findings at a monthly meeting of the Physiological society of Berlin, he did so with clarity and elegant logic.



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Question
Use the excerpt from “The Day We Discovered the Cause of the 'White Death'”, which describes a physician in the late 1800s, to answer the question.

Which transition word in the passage indicates a comparison and contrast text structure?

(1 point)
Responses

clarity
clarity

when
when

Never
Never

But

Answer 1

But

Explanation: "But" signals contrast between Koch's usual manner and how he presented his findings that day.