[Video] Q2: No change or however, or although, or moreover,

Explanation for Question 2 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4

Now looking at number two, this is a transition word question, 2 right? So we need to look at the sentence before the transition and also 3 the sentence after and see how they compare to one another. 4 Now in yellow, we see that it says he painted the murals first two 5 sections, featuring images of a rainforest Maya pyramid during the day. 6 Right? So during the day here are the things that he painted and then 7 an orange, we say, uh, to avoid scrutiny, 8 uh, Siqueiros painted the final section at night so he 9 can notice. Okay. So here's a real difference between the two sentences. 10 One is talking about what he did during the day. 11 The other one is talking about what he did at night. 12 So since there's a strong contrast, right day versus night, 13 we see that we want a word that shows contrast between the sentences and 14 the only answer choice that shows a difference, 15 right. Is however, if we were also, 16 that would ignore the fact that you were having a contrast between day and 17 night and the same thing with C and D. 18 And so because of this day versus night aspect of the sentences, 19 we'll choose answer choice B.