Read the sentence below. I went to the mall after school; ______, I did not have much money to spend. Which transitional word would best completes the sentence?

The second clause contrasts with the first: the speaker went to the mall, but had little money to spend. “However” signals this contrast, so it best completes the sentence. “Further,” “secondly,” and “additionally” introduce extra information or another point rather than a contrast.

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