Read the excerpt from an argument in favor of having classes start later. As children get older, they go to bed later. _____, their classes begin earlier. _____, they are increasingly sleep deprived. Which transitional words or phrases should be used to clarify the relationships between the ideas?

“Yet” signals a contrast: older children go to bed later, but their classes begin earlier. “As a result” signals the consequence of that mismatch—they become increasingly sleep deprived. Choice A, “Yet; As a result,” makes both relationships clear.

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