Today’s ACT question of the day is an English question from the baseball passage.  We’re asked to choose a transition sentence that will fit between paragraphs 1 and 2.

Paragraph one provides an anecdote about a baseball-obsessed teacher. The next paragraph talks about the appeal of baseball.  How can we link the two?

The answer in this case comes to us in choice F: “Accounting for this kind of behavior is easy.”  This sentence aptly bridges the topics (the teacher’s behavior and the appeal of baseball) and fits with the tone of the passage.

A quick look at the other answer choices:

G. Most of the students in the class were not fond of this instructor. …the next paragraph doesn’t talk about students, the teacher, or school.

H. Today, most World Series games are played in the evening. …the next paragraph doesn’t talk about the World Series or the evening.

J. He did a remarkable job, considering how distracted he must have been. …the next paragraph doesn’t talk about the teacher’s effectiveness.

Transitions have to form a solid bridge between two ideas, so make sure that your bridge is supported at both ends by the content of the passage!