A connector showing result — Aptitude Question
A connector showing result: Fill in the blank: The bridge was unsafe; ______, it was closed to traffic. 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 bridge was unsafe; ______, it was closed to traffic.
Options
- however
- accordingly
- otherwise
- nonetheless
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. accordingly
Worked solution
- The closure is a consequence of the bridge being unsafe.
- Accordingly marks a result.
Answer: accordingly.
The idea
Result connectors — therefore, accordingly, consequently, hence — are interchangeable. Contrast connectors are not.
Shortcut. Unsafe bridge → closed: the second half happened because of the first. 'However', 'otherwise' and 'nonetheless' all signal contrast or an alternative; 'accordingly' is the only result word.
Common trap. "however" — the most familiar connector after a semicolon and often picked by reflex, but it signals contrast, while the closure follows directly from the danger.
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