Given below are sentences that use discourse markers/expressions to make them complete. Identify the most appropriate discourse marker/expression and mark your answer accordingly in the Answer Sheet: __________, the situation has completely transformed over the past few years.

Step-by-step solution

The sentence requires a discourse marker that connects it to a preceding context, indicating a result or conclusion. "Thus" serves this purpose perfectly, meaning "as a result" or "consequently". The other options (Somewhat, Believably, Predominantly) are adverbs that do not function appropriately as discourse markers in this context. Answer: Thus