“Thomas Paine, in response to the argument that the colonies have done well under the control of Britain, says that they could do far better without Britain, since Britain takes a great deal of the profits from trade for themselves.”
Answer : c. Consequently
Consequently is one of the examples of conjunctive adverb. Conjunctive adverbs are adverbs that acts as conjunctions or whose job is to join ideas or concepts. Consequently is a conjunctive adverb which means "as a result". Other conjunctive adverbs include subsequently, nonetheless, otherwise, therefore, furthermore, nevertheless, conversely and a lot more. Let's try to use some of these conjunctive adverbs into a sentence.
I will give you your money otherwise you can kill me.
The prices of the commodities are rising therefore there is a deficiency in supply of goods.
