SAT OwlThe poet Emily Dickinson published very few of her poems during her lifetime. ______ only about ten of her nearly 1,800 poems appeared in print before her death in 1886, and most of those were published without her name.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Nevertheless,
By contrast,
Consequently,
In fact,
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Answer: D
The second sentence supports and strengthens the first by giving exact figures: about ten poems out of nearly 1,800. "In fact" introduces a statement that confirms and sharpens the previous claim.
"Consequently" is wrong because the specific numbers are not a result of her publishing few poems; they are the details of that same fact.
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