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Explanation for Question 39 From the Writing Section on the 2017 April Sat

Question 39. Nevertheless, 2 they each plan to work three days a week with a day of overlap 3 on Wednesdays. They also plan to talk on the phone each evening to discuss 4 the day's work. So in this situation, 5 what we're doing is trying to figure out which transition word or phrase best 6 introduces this idea. Keep in mind that the meaning established earlier in the paragraph 7 is about effective communication and the steps that they took in order to 8 make this situation work for everyone. So what we want to do here 9 is identify whether this transition word makes no sense in this context, 10 nevertheless, would suggest that there is sort of a tension between what's established 11 previous to that word and the sentence that follows in this case, 12 this ladder sentence, they each plan to work three days a week with a 13 day of overlap. And to talk on the phone is really more, 14 um, an example of how they achieve what's being discussed in the beginning 15 of the sentence than something that's intentioned with it. 16 So for that reason, not for the less is not the right word for 17 this context. Um, our better selection is going to be choice B to this 18 end, to this end, establishes that what they're doing here what's being discussed 19 after the transition phrase is kind of a reflection of the goal that's 20 established previously at the beginning of this paragraph. 21 So to this end makes the most sense answer choice C kind of basis, 22 a similar problem as choice a nevertheless, 23 it kind of makes it sound like there's a contradiction here. 24 When in reality there is not. And choice D similarly would suggest 25 that we are kind of discussing a separate topic when we're not really we're 26 talking about what was actually concretely done pertaining to the previously 27 established detail. So we can eliminate D as well and select answer choice 28 B.