[Video] Q23: No change or however, or instead, or consequently,

Explanation for Question 23 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat

With question number 23, we are turning to our third paragraph, 2 excuse me. Third passage of May, 2018 sat writing section. 3 Um, this passage is called ancient acoustics. 4 So what we're doing here with question number 23 is providing a transition word. 5 Um, we've seen previously that, 6 um, the amphitheater allows performance versus to carry, 7 um, the source of this acoustic quality has long been misunderstood. 8 So we want a transition word sort of between the idea that this 9 amphitheater has a really cool property and yet it has long been misunderstood. 10 So therefore here doesn't really make sense. 11 Therefore would be suggesting that these two sentences have a 12 complimentary meaning that they make sense together. 13 Um, however, here, we're trying to illustrate a contrast. 14 You would expect that because the amphitheater was so remarkable, 15 it might be better understood, but that's not the case here. 16 So answer twice I as out, uh, 17 answer choice based as however, this is going to be our best answer. 18 Um, the source of this acoustic quality, however, 19 has long been misunderstood. However, 20 introduces that contrast to make it clear that while the amphitheater 21 was pretty impressive, it was still misunderstood. 22 So B makes the most sense, uh, instead here, 23 uh, sort of has a contrasting meaning as well, 24 but, um, it doesn't make sense to say the source of this acoustic 25 quality instead has long been misunderstood. 26 We'll usually expect to f...