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Difficulty: HardSentence-Level Transitions

Passage:

Cellulose nitrate film, the standard medium for early motion pictures, is highly flammable and degrades rapidly over [1] <underline>time. Consequently, archivists</underline> house these fragile reels in specialized, temperature-controlled vaults. By maintaining low temperatures and stable humidity, they prevent the film from decomposing into an acidic powder or catching fire.

Question:

Which choice best establishes a logical and grammatically correct transition between the two sentences?

  1. NO CHANGEAnswer
  2. B
    time, consequently, archivists
  3. C
    time; but, consequently, archivists
  4. D
    time. Likewise, archivists

Answer

The correct answer is the option 'NO CHANGE', which maintains the period between the independent clauses and uses the transition 'Consequently' to show a cause-and-effect relationship.
The original phrasing 'NO CHANGE' is correct because it appropriately punctuates the boundary between two independent clauses with a period, and it uses 'Consequently' to establish the correct cause-and-effect logical relationship.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the relationship between the first independent clause (detailing the flammability and decay of cellulose nitrate film) and the second independent clause (detailing the storage of film in specialized vaults).
The second clause represents a direct result or protective response to the hazard described in the first clause, indicating a cause-and-effect relationship.
Understanding the logical connection between the ideas is necessary to choose the correct transition word.
2
Examine the grammatical structure of the connection between the two independent clauses.
Because both clauses are independent, they must be separated by a period, a semicolon, or a coordinating conjunction with a comma to avoid run-on sentences and comma splices.
Ensuring proper sentence structure prevents punctuation errors like comma splices.
3
Evaluate the options against the logical and grammatical requirements.
The choice 'NO CHANGE' preserves the period between the clauses and uses the cause-and-effect transition 'Consequently'. The choice with a comma creates a comma splice. The choice with 'but, consequently' causes transition overuse. The choice with 'Likewise' uses an incorrect transition of similarity.
Eliminating grammatically incorrect and logically flawed options identifies the correct answer.

Key Concept

Sentence-Level Transitions
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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