Question

You have written your script and have Alex read it to give you advice on what to adjust. Alex states the following sentence needs to be revised.

The environment is critical to people and animals. The environment must be protected.

How can you rewrite these sentences with an effective transition?
Question 3 options:

The environment is critical to people and animals, and, on the other hand, it must be protected.


The environment is critical to people and animals and, therefore, must be protected.


The environment is critical to people and animals. However, it must be protected.


The environment is critical to people and animals, and first, it must be protected.

Answer 1

The best choice is:

"The environment is critical to people and animals and, therefore, must be protected."

(You could also write it slightly cleaner as: "The environment is critical to people and animals; therefore, it must be protected.")