Question

complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.

when ethan king was ten, he and his father traveled to mozambique. ethan brought along his soccer ball and was surprised that the kids there viewed it as unusual.
_______, it was unusual to them; until then, theyd been kicking around binbags wrapped in twine.

likewise
in fact

Explanation:

To determine the better conjunctive adverb, we analyze the context. The first part says Ethan was surprised the kids found his soccer ball unusual. The second part explains why it was unusual (they used binbags wrapped in twine). "In fact" is used to emphasize or clarify a point, which fits here. "Likewise" means "similarly," which doesn't fit as we're not showing a similar action but explaining the reason for the kids' view.

Answer:

In fact