Choose the appropriate transition word or phrase to fill in the blank within the paragraph below.

Faulty construction, earthquakes, sabotage, or war can cause dams to fail, taking a terrible toll in lives and property.________, in 1972 a dam failure in Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, killed 125 people, and another in Rapid City, South Dakota, killed 237 and caused more than $1 billion in damages. According to a 1986 study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States has 1,900 unsafe dams in populated areas.

The most appropriate transition word/phrase for the blank above is

a. “finally.”
b. “while.”
c. “for example.”


c. “for example.”

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What will be an ideal response?

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connotations:?

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If you discuss how a bicycle can be used for transportation, you are describing it from which

of the following points of view? a. Function b. Physical characteristics c. Parts d. None of the above

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