Question

select the best transition words or phrases in the text below. england’s queen elizabeth i was the first ruler to let the public view the royal menagerie, or zoo, at the tower of london. at first, visitors did not have to pay to view the queens animals. in summary, in later years, visitors had to either pay an entry fee or bring a small animal to feed to the zoo’s lions.

Explanation:

The original transition "In summary" is incorrect here because the second sentence provides a contrast or a change over time from the first (initially no fee, later a fee or animal required). A better transition would be "However" (or "But", "On the other hand") to show the contrast between the initial situation and the later situation. Since the task is to select the best transition, we need to identify that the relationship between the two parts is a contrast, not a summary. So the appropriate transition to replace "In summary" would be a contrast - indicating word like "However".

Answer:

However (to replace "In summary" as the correct transition word showing the contrast between the initial no - fee situation and the later situation where a fee or animal was required)