(1) Our local movie theater should change its rule about banning kids. (2) Theaters across the country are shutting their doors to kids. (3) Theater owners believe that children cause distractions. (4) Some kids may not behave well during movies, but all kids should not be punished. (5) Many kids can remain as silent as adults in theaters. (6) kids help theaters make money. (7) a recent national study showed that kids make up nearly one-third of all moviegoers. (8) In brief, our local movie theater should remain open to everyone. 10
Which word or phrase would best fill the blank in sentence 7?
A.
Instead,
B.
In fact,
C.
However,
D.
In summary,