Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay.
students participating in school athletics should be required to maintain a 2.0 in all academic courses. most of douglas high’s varsity athletes prioritize their schoolwork; but, there are a few who ignore their responsibilities.
which transition word would best replace the underlined word?
a. consequently
b. however
c. accordingly
d. as a result

For what is required by the question and the options of answers provided, I assume the underlined word was 'but'. If that's the case, then the best option would be letter B. Both 'however' and 'but' are adversative adverbs, that is, transition words with an adversative implication - They connect two informations that generally contradict one another (like in the example above). The words 'although', 'nonetheless' and 'nevertheless' have the same function, although used in different situations.

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