CETU TOIVOT
"These belts keep a person's whole body from moving around. As a result, fewer
get hurt in car accidents."
Why does the author use the phrase "as a result" in the second sentence?
A. to contrast an idea in the first sentence with an idea in the second sentence
B. to compare an idea in the first sentence with an idea in the second sentence
C. to connect an idea in the first sentence with an idea in the second sentence
first
7. Read these sentences from the text.
"Seat belts have been keeping people safe in cars for more than fifty years. But cars

C: to connect an idea in the first sentence with an idea in the second sentence

Explanation:

this is because the author is connecting the idea from the second sentence that using a seatbelt results in less injuries in a car accident to the idea in the first sentence that it is because the body cannot be flung around or moved as much, so less injuries occur

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