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UPCAT English practice question 42: The budget was approved without amendment; ______, construction began the following week.

Correct answer

B. consequently

The second clause is a result of the first, so a cause-and-effect connector is needed rather than a contrastive one.

The budget was approved without amendment; ______, construction began the following week.

  1. however
  2. consequentlyCorrect
  3. nevertheless
  4. otherwise

Why B is correct

The second clause is a result of the first, so a cause-and-effect connector is needed rather than a contrastive one.

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