IXL | Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

The X-STEM Extreme Science Symposium, held in April 2014, was a daylong science program for kids. The agenda featured more than twenty presentations by notable scientists.

In addition

, attendees were treated to demonstrations and interactive events on subjects like astrophysics and oceanography.

In addition

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Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

On the Hubble Space Telescope, two new cameras—the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field Camera 3—can now capture ultraviolet light.

As a result

, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image of 2014 shows far more galaxies than were visible in the 2009 image.

Meanwhile

As a result

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

As a result better connects the ideas in the text. This conjunctive adverb shows that the two new cameras on the Hubble Space Telescope are the reason more galaxies are visible in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image of 2014 than were visible in the 2009 image.

On the Hubble Space Telescope, two new cameras—the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field Camera 3—can now capture ultraviolet light. As a result, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image of 2014 shows far more galaxies than were visible in the 2009 image.

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