Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Transitions smooth the shift in ideas in an essay. To practice finding good transitions, choose the best transition words to complete the passage

One of Rose's faults was that she was extremely disorganized. The clothes that she'd worn to school all week littered the floor and furniture,
and her school papers were piled high on her desk. The trash container was overflowing with crumpled papers and food wrappers. Rosa
decided it was time to clean up her life so she could increase her productivity.

she knew it would be hard work, Rosa figured it couldn't be any harder than having to sift through piles to find one item
She found two empty boxes, a large trash bag and a pair of gloves in the garage. She used one box for clothes she wanted to donate to
charity and the other box for papers she wanted to keep. She put her usable clothes back in the closet and dresser and carefully stacked her
books on the bookshelf. After she picked everything up, she vacuumed and dusted her room. It took a few hours of work, but before Rosa
knew it, the huge task was finished.

, a smile slowly spread across Rose's face as she stared in amazement at her neat and well-ordered room. Now all she
had to do was keep it as neat as possible so she wouldn't have to waste time organizing it again.