Paragraphs in a composition (as well as all sentences in each paragraph) must have continuity if the reader is to follow the thought easily. Two paragraphs can be smoothly linked together by making the first sentence of the second paragraph a "bridge" sentence showing the reader how the paragraphs are related.
Each numbered exercise consists of two items: item A gives the topic sentece of one paragraph (not necessarily the first paragraph. Choose the most effective linking/transitional sentence.

1. (A) I soon discovered that to work for Mr. Harris I had to have the patience of a saint.
   (B) The rewards my patience on the job brought me.

   1.   ?    Acquiring patience paved the road for many opportunities to come.
   2.   ?    I did not have the patience to handle the man's temper.
   3.   ?    Mr. Harris made me think of what I would be like if I didn't learn to control my temper.

2. (A) There are several drawbacks to being a day student at a private boarding school.
   (B) The advantage of attending a boarding school as a day student.

   1.   ?    Some day instructors are full-time students at the local university and have little or no experience teaching.
   2.   ?    Despite the drawbacks, there are many advantages to attending a boarding school as a day student.
   3.   ?    The teachers and staff for the day school are more organized and helpful than those who work at night.

3. (A)Everyone agreed that Jerry was the homeliest boy in school.
   (B)Jerry's success as a leading man in school plays.

   1.   ?    However, Jerry's talent as an actor won him much awe and praise, surprising all those who thought he was the average Joe.
   2.   ?    He surprised everyone with his sparkling personality.
   3.   ?    There was more to him than met the eye.

4. (A)Some people scorn paperbacks as trash.
   (B)The great number of books of literary merit reprinted as paper backs.

   1.   ?    Harlequin romances and other popular fiction are among the trash which are printed as paperbacks.
   2.   ?    Paperbacks are cheaper than hardcover books.
   3.   ?    When looking at the advantages of printing a text as a paperback, it is easy to see why books with literary merit are reprinted as paperbacks.