The joiner <u>nevertheless</u> shows a contrast between coordinate ideas. That word means however, which is used to show that something opposite is going to be said in the following words.
Transition words provide cohesion to a text by showing the relationship between paragraphs and connecting words and ideas. Therein,<u> </u><u><em>nevertheless </em></u><u>introduces an opposite idea, such as </u><u><em>but, however </em></u><u>and </u><u><em>on the other hand</em></u>.
The rest of the choices are incorrect because <em>consequently </em>shows causality, <em>neither... nor</em> introduces a negative statement, and <em>likewise </em>indicates similarity.
