Read these sentences.The yellow fever epidemic caused problems for President Washington. _____, he was unable to access the public papers he needed.Which transition phrase best connects the ideas?

“For example” introduces a specific instance of the problems caused by the epidemic: Washington could not access the public papers he needed. “As a result of” would need a noun phrase after it, such as “the epidemic,” rather than the clause “he was unable.”

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