Read the sentences from a student’s essay about “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”

Greg’s father sat endlessly lecturing to him on Greg’s need to improve his grades. Greg had his mind on other things.

What is the best way to revise the last sentence?

add “Consequently,” before “Greg”
add “Still,” before Greg”
add “Yet” before “Greg”
add “However,” before “Greg”

Respuesta :

Answer:

add “However,” before “Greg”

Explanation:

The word 'However' is used to contradict something that has been said earlier.

The last sentence ''Greg had his mind on other things'' should be written as ''However, Greg had his mind on other things''.

Here, the sentence ''Greg had his mind on other things'' contradicts the sentence ''Greg’s father sat endlessly lecturing to him on Greg’s need to improve his grades''.

Answer:

D) However before greg

Explanation: