Community organizers typically follow a systematic process when planning successful fundraising events. They begin by establishing clear goals and tar...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
Community organizers typically follow a systematic process when planning successful fundraising events. They begin by establishing clear goals and target outcomes for the event. Then, they secure an appropriate venue and set the date. _____ they develop a comprehensive marketing strategy to attract attendees. The final step involves coordinating day-of logistics and volunteer assignments.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
However,
Therefore,
Next,
Similarly,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'Community organizers typically follow a systematic process when planning successful fundraising events.' |
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| 'They begin by establishing clear goals and target outcomes for the event.' |
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| 'Then, they secure an appropriate venue and set the date.' |
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| '[MISSING TRANSITION]' |
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| 'they develop a comprehensive marketing strategy to attract attendees.' |
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| 'The final step involves coordinating day-of logistics and volunteer assignments.' |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Community organizers follow a systematic, sequential process when planning successful fundraising events.
Argument Flow: The passage introduces the concept of a systematic process, then walks through each step in chronological order from initial goal-setting through final day-of coordination. The missing transition occurs between securing venue/date and developing marketing strategy.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at our analysis, we can see this is clearly a sequential process being described step by step
- The blank comes after securing venue/date and before developing marketing strategy
- We need a transition that shows this is the next step in the sequence
- The passage establishes a pattern with 'They begin by...' and 'Then, they...' so we need something that continues this sequential flow
- The relationship we need is continuation of a sequence
However,
- 'However' signals contrast or opposition
- There's no contrasting idea here—marketing strategy doesn't contradict securing venue/date
Therefore,
- 'Therefore' signals cause and effect
- Developing marketing strategy isn't a result of securing venue/date—it's just the next step
Next,
- 'Next' perfectly signals sequential continuation in a process
- Matches the pattern established by previous transitions
- Creates smooth flow from step 2 to step 3
Similarly,
- 'Similarly' suggests comparison
- Marketing strategy development isn't similar to securing venue/date—they're different activities