1. (02.03 lc)
the floodgates on lake granite falls had to be opened as rainfall totals mounted. rivers and creeks downstream from the lake are running dangerously high.
which sentence uses the best transition to link these sentences? (3 points)

a. the floodgates on lake granite falls had to be opened as rainfall totals mounted; even so, rivers and creeks downstream from the lake are running dangerously high.

b. the floodgates on lake granite falls had to be opened as rainfall totals mounted; as a result, rivers and creeks downstream from the lake are running dangerously high.

c. the floodgates on lake granite falls had to be opened as rainfall totals mounted; otherwise, rivers and creeks downstream from the lake are running dangerously high.

d. the floodgates on lake granite falls had to be opened as rainfall totals mounted; nevertheless, rivers and creeks downstream from the lake are running dangerously high.

i think it’s d but i’m not sure

the correct answer is c: in the middle

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