Read the sentence.

the blue car is bigger than the red car. i decided to buy the red one.

which answer choice correctly uses a transition to connect the ideas in these sentences?

a. the blue car is bigger than the red car; in addition, i decided to buy the red one.
b. even though the blue car is bigger than the red car, i decided to buy the red one.
c. the blue car is bigger than the red car; in contrast, i decided to buy the red one.
d. just because the blue car is bigger than the red car, i decided to buy the red one.

the answer should be the first one. "many people find his lyrics very moving."

it by far makes the most grammatical sense and is very objective, removing any first person from the original sentence and keeping with the sentence fluency.

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