A teacher asks students to analize the following sentence:...
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A teacher asks students to analize the following sentence:...

A teacher asks students to analize the following sentence:


“It was raining heavily; therefore, the match was postponed.”


What is the function of the word “therefore”?


A

It gives the idea of a sequence of events taking place, that the game was played straight after the rain.


B

It indicates a discrepancy between what is anticipated and what actually occurred, for unexpected weather occurred.


C

It illustrates an additive combination of weather events and events that don't depend on the weather in a cause-and-effeci way.


D

It shows a contrast between two unrelated events happening at the same time.


E

It connects two clauses as a cause-effect, providing the meaning of cause to the first clause.