Use the following sentence to answer the question.

Mike kept begging his parents for a cell phone. They agreed he could use his allowance to buy one.

Which transition word or phrase would go at the beginning of the second sentence to show how the ideas are connected?

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Responses

eventually
eventually

however
however

at first
at first

because

because

because

The transition word or phrase that would go at the beginning of the second sentence to show how the ideas are connected is "because".

To arrive at this answer, we need to consider the logical connection between the sentences. The first sentence states that Mike kept begging his parents for a cell phone. The second sentence provides a reason or explanation for why his parents agreed to let him buy one, which implies a cause-effect relationship.

The transition word "because" is commonly used to show cause and effect, indicating that the second sentence gives the reason for the parents' agreement. Thus, "because" is the appropriate transition word in this context.