Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
The rent went up. ______, we had to move.Choices: However / As a result / For example
- Read the two sentences and ask how they are related. Did the rent going up cause the move? Yes.
- A cause and what follows from it: a result.
- The result transition is as a result.
Answer: As a result, we had to move.
Example 2
The job pays well. ______, the hours are long.Choices: Therefore / However / In addition
- Good pay would make you expect a good job. Long hours are a drawback, the opposite.
- The opposite, or something unexpected: a contrast, however.
Answer: However, the hours are long.
Where this is taught: Punctuation: Start Here, Part 5: Transition words
More practice: Quiz 47, Transitions · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 5, Lesson 3, “Relate Sentences and Paragraphs”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
In each sentence, open the drop-down and choose the words that make the sentence correct, the way the GED test asks. A few questions ask you to tap a whole sentence instead. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes the sentence correct; where whole sentences are given, circle one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.