**The committee debated for hours, ___ , no final decision was reached…

Question

**The committee debated for hours, ___ , no final decision was reached that day.**

Best transition:

Accepted Answer

D. but

Long debate but no decision = contrast (you'd expect the long debate to produce something).
'But' captures this contrast.
'Consequently' would imply that debating CAUSED the no-decision, which is the wrong logical relationship.
'Thereby' and 'for example' don't fit either.

Answer

consequently

Answer

for example

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thereby

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