Identify the transition that would best complete the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Question

In the Middle Ages, the Black Death2 wiped out over a third of Europe’s population. Epidemics3 of
smallpox, measles, typhus, and other serious diseases took the lives of many Europeans
____________.

a. then
b. such as
c. too
d. in contrast

Answer 1

c. too