(1) Shipping along rivers is not as popular as it once was. (2) It is done by air and trucking on interstates. (3) Rivers still
provide viable routes for shipping, but it is no longer the most feasible method for moving materials. (4) As rivers declined in popularity, other shipping methods took their place as the best ways to ship merchandise. Which sentence lacks a logical transition?
In January 2009, as the school was closing for winter holiday she wrote: "The girls were not too excited about vacations because they knew if the Taliban implemented their edict [banning girls' education] they would not be able to come to school again.