A

He had hoped to be the next American Idol. _____________ he was not a very good singer.

• Unfortunately,

• Furthermore,

• For instance,

• Additionally,

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

I have eighty-eight baseball cards in my collection.

____________ I also have seventy-three football cards.

• For example,

• In addition,

• In other words,

• Furthermore,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

He was an outstanding President. _______ he may have been the best President of them all.

• However

• In fact

• Then

• For instance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

I like frogs. ________ I prefer soft, cuddly, stuffed-animal frogs to slimy, live, jumpy ones.

• But,

• In other words,

• Being that,

• Eventually,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

His presidency was brought down by scandal. ______________ he was a pretty good bowler.

• On occasion,

• For example,

• On the bright side,

• Then,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

My English class lasts 75 minutes. ________________ my science class only lasts 55 minutes.

• Otherwise,

• Nevertheless,

• Because of that,

• In contrast,

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Jimi Hendrix’s show-closing performance at Woodstock was delayed by bad weather. _________ most of the audience had already gone home.

• Thus,

• As a result,

• In the meantime,

• Later,

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Las Vegas is usually warm and dry.

____________ Seattle is often cool and rainy.

• In contrast,

• Therefore,

• In spite of,

• For example,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Michael got into trouble in Mrs. Sanderson's class. _________ he got into trouble in all of his classes.

• On the other hand,

• In spite of that,

• As a matter of fact,

• In other words,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

I used to think Pokemon Go was the best game ever. _______I now think that Fortnite is the best.

• By way of example,

• For instance,

• Therefore,

• However,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6