Urban planners recognize that successful neighborhood revitalization requires careful coordination of multiple development phases. Initially, communit...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
Urban planners recognize that successful neighborhood revitalization requires careful coordination of multiple development phases. Initially, community leaders work with residents to identify priority areas for improvement and establish design guidelines. _____ construction teams begin implementing the approved plans, installing new infrastructure and building facilities that reflect the community's vision.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Subsequently,
In contrast,
For instance,
Nonetheless,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Urban planners recognize that successful neighborhood revitalization requires careful coordination of multiple development phases." |
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| "Initially, community leaders work with residents to identify priority areas for improvement and establish design guidelines." |
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| "construction teams begin implementing the approved plans, installing new infrastructure and building facilities that reflect the community's vision." |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Successful neighborhood revitalization follows a coordinated sequence from initial planning with community input to actual construction implementation.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes that neighborhood improvement requires coordinated phases, then describes the initial planning phase where leaders and residents set priorities and guidelines. The missing transition should connect this to the implementation phase where construction teams actually build the planned improvements.
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
- We have two distinct phases described: first, the planning phase where leaders and residents identify priorities and create guidelines
- Then, the implementation phase where construction teams actually build things
- The blank sits between these two phases
- The logical relationship here is sequential - one phase happens, then the next phase follows
- We need a transition that signals the construction phase follows logically after the planning phase is complete
Subsequently,
- "Subsequently" means "afterward" or "following that"
- Creates the perfect sequential relationship between planning phase and implementation phase
- Shows that construction naturally follows after the guidelines are established
In contrast,
- "In contrast" signals opposition or difference
- Would suggest construction teams do something opposite to what community leaders did
- Makes no logical sense - implementation doesn't contrast with planning
For instance,
- "For instance" introduces a specific example
- Would make the construction phase seem like just one example of the planning phase
- Doesn't fit the sequential relationship between two distinct phases
Nonetheless,
- "Nonetheless" means "despite that" or "however"
- Would suggest construction happens despite the planning, implying conflict
- Creates illogical relationship since construction should happen because of planning, not despite it