Question

Read the sentence below. i went to the mall after school; ______, i did not have much money to spend. which transitional word would best completes the sentence?

Answer 1

I went to the mall after school; however i did not have much money to spend. The transitional word that would best completes the sentence is however. Here the person talking is saying that he went to the mall, however cannot afford to buy something because he has no money to spend.

Answer 2

The answer to your question would be that the transitional word that would complete best the sentence is the following one: However. Therefore, the sentence would be as follows "I went to the mall after school; however, I did not have much money to spend".

"However" is the best transitional word to complete this sentece because of its meaning and punctuation. You should use a semicolon before "however" when it introduces a complete sentence. Then, after such word you should use a comma. As you can see, "however" is followed by a complete sentence (I did not have much money to spend).  As regards the meaning, the sentence states that the speaker went to the mall but he/she didn't have money to spend. The transitional word chosen is used when you say something that contrasts with a previous statement.