(1) The fatigued cowboys scoured the countryside from hill to valley. (2) _______, there were no signs of the lost cows anywhere
. (3) It had taken the cowboys days to hunt down a possible trail for the cows. (4) The track marks that they could find were barely visible. (5) The dust and wind picked up across the plains. (6) This was troubling for the cowboys. (7) They needed to find the cows before sundown because there was no way these animals could survive in this dust storm. (8) The cowboys steadily moved forward. Which linking word or phrase best begins sentence 8?
Based on the given sentences, the best linking word or phrase that best begins sentence 8 is Therefore.
This is because, "therefore" shows that they are ready to move onto the next task.
(1) The fatigued cowboys scoured the countryside from hill to valley. (2) _______, there were no signs of the lost cows anywhere. (3) It had taken the cowboys days to hunt down a possible trail for the cows. (4) The track marks that they could find were barely visible. (5) The dust and wind picked up across the plains. (6) This was troubling for the cowboys. (7) They needed to find the cows before sundown because there was no way these animals could survive in this dust storm. (8) THEREFORE, The cowboys steadily moved forward.
By leaving out an article (a/the), the title STORM implies a deeper personification of the idea of a storm (whatever it may be in the story). It gives more emphasis on its importance or significance, rather than simply implying that it is "a thing"
