A connector showing addition — Aptitude Question
A connector showing addition: Fill in the blank: The scheme is expensive; ______, it will take years to complete. Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Fill in the Blanks & Para Jumbles
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 40 seconds
Question
Fill in the blank:
The scheme is expensive; ______, it will take years to complete.
Options
- furthermore
- however
- instead
- otherwise
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. furthermore
Worked solution
- Both clauses are objections, so the second adds to the first.
- Furthermore signals addition.
Answer: furthermore.
The idea
When both halves push the same way, the connector adds; when they clash, it contrasts. Read both halves before choosing.
Shortcut. Both halves are drawbacks of the scheme, so the second piles on to the first. 'however', 'instead' and 'otherwise' each turn the argument; only 'furthermore' continues it.
Common trap. "however" — 'expensive' followed by 'will take years' can feel like a turn, but both are objections pointing the same way, so the connector must add, not contrast.
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