Answer: The transitional word in the sentences is b. Consequently.
Explanation: A transitional word is a word that is used to connect two ideas. Moreover, transitional words can establish a logical relationship between words, phrases or sentences. Some of the relationships that they can indicate are addition, opposition, cause and effect. The transitional word in the sentences provided is <u>(B.) consequently since it connects two ideas </u>("I broke the rule and spoke on the phone with my boyfriend until 10 o'clock" and "I was grounded") <u> and it also indicates that the second idea is a consequence/ effect of the first one.</u>
I believe that Russel Baker humorously uses first-person point of view in "No Gumption' to describe the problems of the Great Depression, I would say the answer is A.
