Question

select the conjunction that best links the ideas below. erik killmonger was excited to perform in madison square garden; his microphone, otherwise, stopped working in the middle of the concert.

Explanation:

The original conjunction "otherwise" is incorrect as it doesn't fit the logical relationship (excitement vs. microphone failure, which is a contrast or unexpected event). A better conjunction like "however" would show the contrast between his excitement and the microphone issue. But since we need to correct the conjunction here, we identify that "otherwise" is wrong and the appropriate contrastive conjunction (like "however") should be used. But if we assume the task is to find the correct conjunction to replace "otherwise", the correct one is "however" as it shows the contrast between his excitement to perform and the microphone malfunctioning.

Answer:

The correct conjunction to replace "otherwise" is "however" (to show the contrast between Erik's excitement and the microphone issue). So the corrected sentence: Erik Killmonger was excited to perform in Madison Square Garden; however, his microphone stopped working in the middle of the concert.