All the events for the volunteer committee need to be finished; parents' day needs to be completed. choose the transitional word or phrase that best fits the blank. a. in essence b. similarly c. finally d. in particular

All the events for the volunteer committee need to be finished; B. Similarly, parents' day needs to be completed. 

We use the term "similarly" because the volunteer committee and parents' day events are not related, but both need to be completed. The word "similarly" is used to compare the two events by stating that they both need to be completed.