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Difficulty: HardTransitions: Addition and Similarity

In many preindustrial agrarian communities, informal cooperative labor networks, such as barn raisings or communal harvests, reinforced social cohesion by distributing the intensive physical burdens of large-scale projects across the neighborhood. ______ the mutual aid societies that emerged in early industrial cities served to buffer migrant workers against systemic economic precarity by pooling financial resources to cover medical emergencies and funeral expenses.

Which choice completes the passage with the most logical transition?

  1. Likewise,Answer
  2. B
    Conversely,
  3. C
    Subsequently,
  4. D
    In addition, similarly,

Answer

Likewise,
The correct option is the one stating 'Likewise,'. The first sentence explains how agrarian communities reinforced social cohesion by sharing physical burdens through informal networks. The second sentence explains how industrial urban communities did something very similar by sharing financial burdens through mutual aid societies. The transition 'Likewise' is the most logical choice because it indicates that the second sentence presents a parallel or similar scenario to the first.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the relationship between the first and second sentences.
The first sentence describes how preindustrial agricultural communities used informal labor networks to share large physical burdens. The second sentence describes how early industrial urban communities used mutual aid societies to pool resources for economic protection. Both sentences illustrate similar cooperative structures adapted to their respective environments.
Understanding the logical connection between the sentences is necessary to choose the correct transition.
2
Evaluate the transitions in the options to see which matches this relationship of similarity.
The transition 'Likewise' correctly signals that the second sentence is introducing a similar example or parallel concept. The contrast transition 'Conversely' and the chronological transition 'Subsequently' do not fit. The phrase 'In addition, similarly' is redundant.
Only one option should logically and grammatically connect the sentences.

Key Concept

Identifying transitions of addition and similarity to connect related ideas or parallel examples.
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Transitions: Addition and Similarity

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