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SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Many of the early experiments in heavier-than-air flight ended in crashes, broken bones, and ridicule from the press. ______ , inventors such as Octave Chanute continued to refine glider designs throughout the 1890s.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  • A

    Furthermore

  • B

    Nevertheless

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  • C

    As a result

  • D

    Indeed

Explanation

Despite failures (the obstacles), inventors continued. "Nevertheless" signals contrast/concession. The others do not capture this persistence-against-obstacle relationship.

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