Question

the swift fox once roamed widely across the great plains. ______ extensive habitat loss and predator - control programs caused the species to disappear from much of its range. which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? choose 1 answer: for example, consequently, meanwhile, however,

Explanation:

• For example,: This is used to give an illustration. But the second sentence is not an example of the first. The first says the fox roamed widely, the second says it disappeared from much of its range. They are contrasting ideas, not example - illustration.
• Consequently,: This implies a cause - effect relationship. But the first sentence is not a cause of the second in a direct causal way (the first is about past range, the second is about range reduction).
• Meanwhile,: This is used to show two things happening at the same time. But the two sentences are about a change over time (from roaming widely to disappearing), not simultaneous events.
• However,: This is a contrast transition. The first sentence says the fox roamed widely, the second says it disappeared from much of its range. There is a contrast between the past wide - ranging and the current (implied by the change) reduced range.

Answer:

D. However,