Question

identify the most appropriate conjunctive adverb for each sentence.
she had always wanted to
the fire fighters battled the
she could have applied for
go into outer space because
blaze bravely; _
a scholarship; _ she
h er father was an astronaut;
their families waited
hose to take a student loan
_, she loved
anxiously for news.
and pay the tuition fee.
physics and astronomy.
first he whipped the eggs
and added them to the flour;
_ he baked the
mixture.

instead
then

Explanation:

• For the first sentence, "moreover" (not in the given options but if we assume a similar logic of adding related reason) could be used. But since we have to use from the given context (maybe a typo in options presentation). Wait, looking again:
• The first sentence: The first part gives a reason (father - astronaut) and the second part adds another related reason (loves physics/astronomy). But if we consider the options (maybe the user intended to have more options but only "instead" and "then" are shown. Wait no - looking at the structure:
• The third sentence: "She could have applied for a scholarship; ______ she chose to take a student loan..." Here "instead" shows contrast.
• The fourth sentence: "First...; ______ he baked..." Here "then" shows sequence.
• The second sentence: "The fire fighters...; ______ their families..." Here "meanwhile" (but not in options. Wait no - maybe the user made a formatting error. Wait looking at the original problem again: The user presented four sentences but only two options ("instead" and "then"). Wait no - looking at the image: The first sentence's blank: the two reasons (father - astronaut; loves physics/astronomy) are additive. But with the given options (maybe a mis - upload). Wait no - re - evaluating:
• The third sentence: contrast (scholarship vs student loan) → "instead".
• The fourth sentence: sequence (first... then...).
• The second sentence: two actions happening at the same time (fire - fighters battling; families waiting) → but with given options (if we assume only "instead" and "then" are for two of the blanks. Wait no - looking at the user's input: The user has four sentences but in the bottom two options ("instead" and "then") with arrows. Maybe it's a matching:
• "She could have applied for a scholarship; ______ she chose..." → "instead".
• "First...; ______ he baked..." → "then".

Answer:

• For “She could have applied for a scholarship; ______ she chose to take a student loan and pay the tuition fee.”: instead.
• For “First he whipped the eggs and added them to the flour; ______ he baked the mixture.”: then.