Question

read the excerpt from notes of a native son.
that bleakly memorable morning i hated the unbelievable streets and the negroes and whites who had, equally, made them that way. but i knew that it was folly, as my father would have said, this bitterness was folly.
which word creates the transition between the stated problem and its emerging solution?
as
this
who
but

Explanation:

The problem is about identifying a transition word in a text excerpt. The word "but" is used to contrast the initial feeling of hatred (the stated problem) with the realization that the bitterness was folly (the emerging solution), showing a shift in thought. The other words: "as" is a conjunction for comparison or cause, "this" is a demonstrative pronoun, and "who" is a relative pronoun, none of which serve as a transition between the problem and its solution.

Answer:

D. but