A student is writing a report and wants to revise it to make the relationships among ideas clearer. Read these two sentences from the report and answer the question that follows.
Mars has an extreme climate and lacks many of the requirements for human life. Settling on Mars will require the construction of shelters in which humans can live and work.
Which phrase or clause should be added to the beginning of the second sentence to make the relationship between the two sentences most clear?
A.
Besides these problems
B.
Because of these conditions
C.
After humans start to live on Mars
D.
Although it may not be obvious
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The best option to clarify the relationship between the two sentences is:
B. Because of these conditions
This phrase clearly indicates that the need for constructing shelters stems from the extreme climate and lack of requirements for human life on Mars, making the connection between the two sentences explicit.
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