Which sentence best links these two paragraph ideas? Paragraph 1: school start times harm teenage sleep. Paragraph 2: later starts raise transport costs.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Although a later start helps sleep, it brings costs that schools must weigh against it.
- Step 1: A good transition shows the logical relation between ideas. Step 2. Here the second paragraph qualifies the first, so a concessive link is needed. Answer: the concessive link. Why not the others: the others join the ideas loosely, announce a change of subject, or just list facts.
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