Question

Select the most appropriate linking word that would start the next paragraph.
The Russell Trust has said that a record number of food parcels were handed out locally in Christchurch. Over the last three months, the charity handed out 2,678 emergency three-day packages at food banks across the county – 30 per cent of them to children. , in other better news, child poverty statistics are showing a slight decline, with fewer than 12 percent of youngsters in the UK now growing up on the breadline.
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Similarly
Thereafter
Comparatively
Secondly
However

Answer 1

Answer:

comparatively

Explanation:

I think it's a right option

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:-

A sentence which has a subject, verb, object, and modifiers.

Explanation:-

We have been provided a question

We need to choose from the given alternatives the correct option

The correct option is Comparatively

It is because Campaigners at the trust said an increasing number of people are turning to food banks because their benefits are no longer covering the cost of living, or there have been delays to payments. The charity, which runs a large proportion of food banks in the UK, said the number of three-day supplies has “soared” by $73$ per cent over the last five years.

Final Answer:-

The correct answer is option Comparatively.

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