Select the transition from the drop-down menu that a writer should use to clearly connect the ideas in the sentences.

Question

Like humans, animals teach their young how to survive in the world. Seals learn to swim by riding on their mothers’ backs.
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whales teach their babies where to find the best places for food in the ocean.

Answer 1

To connect the ideas in the sentences about animals teaching their young, a suitable transition could be:

"Similarly,"

So, the revised sentences could read:

"Like humans, animals teach their young how to survive in the world. Similarly, seals learn to swim by riding on their mothers’ backs. Whales teach their babies where to find the best places for food in the ocean."

This transition helps to emphasize the similarity in the teaching behaviors of different animals.