IXL | Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

Animals that are blind or nearly blind have ways to maneuver around their environments without sight.

For example

, moles use their incredible sense of smell to help with underground navigation.

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Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

When hunting prey at night, Japanese sea catfish use their sense of smell, their hearing, and their ability to detect vibrations.

Also

, as scientists have recently discovered, these fish can additionally notice slight chemical changes in the water that indicate the presence of sea worms.

Also

Still

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

Also better connects the ideas in the text. This conjunctive adverb shows that in addition to using their sense of smell, their hearing, and their ability to detect vibrations, Japanese sea catfish can notice slight chemical changes in the water.

When hunting prey at night, Japanese sea catfish use their sense of smell, their hearing, and their ability to detect vibrations. Also, as scientists have recently discovered, these fish can additionally notice slight chemical changes in the water that indicate the presence of sea worms.

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