SAT OwlIn 1903, Marie Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their research on radioactivity. ______ in 1911, she received a second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Earlier,
Instead,
For example,
Later,
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Answer: D
The 1911 prize came after the 1903 prize, so the transition should signal a later time. "Later" does this. "Earlier" reverses the order of events.
"Earlier" shows a time relationship, but in the wrong direction, since 1911 comes after 1903.
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