IXL | Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

Some people might assume that space is a pristine and infinite void.

On the contrary

, it is filled with orbiting garbage. A layer of used rocket boosters, nuts, bolts, camera lens caps, paint particles, and more surrounds Earth.

On the contrary

In addition

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Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

"I'm allergic to peanuts, so I'll pass on the peanut butter bars,"

Peter

said. "

Nonetheless

, they must be stale; they've been sitting on the counter for more than a week."

Nonetheless

Besides

key idea

Conjunctive adverbs are words that connect two sentences or independent clauses and show the relationship between them. Conjunctive adverbs can help readers understand how ideas within a piece of writing relate to one another.

For instance, conjunctive adverbs can

show cause and effect (consequently, therefore, as a result, etc.),
compare or contrast ideas (likewise, however, on the contrary, etc.),
add information (moreover, in addition, furthermore, etc.), or
introduce elaboration (incidentally, for example, in fact, etc.).

To use a conjunctive adverb, consider how the ideas in the text relate to one another and what relationships are suggested by different conjunctive adverbs.

An avid traveler, Sarah visits several foreign countries each year. Consequently, she has accumulated a large collection of souvenirs from around the world.

The conjunctive adverb consequently shows that Sarah's traveling is the reason that she has collected so many souvenirs.

solution

Besides better connects the ideas in the text. This conjunctive adverb shows that Peter is passing on the peanut butter bars because he's allergic to peanuts, but he has also concluded that they wouldn't be very good anyway because they're probably stale.

"I'm allergic to peanuts, so I'll pass on the peanut butter bars," Peter said. "Besides, they must be stale; they've been sitting on the counter for more than a week."

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