Ah, Those Transitions Connecting Ideas Transition words

Ah, Those Transitions

• Connecting Ideas

Transition words:

• Provide more information
• Provide an example
• Provide a cause or reason
• Provide a result or an effect
• Provide a purpose or reason
• Provide a comparison or contrast
• Provide a sequence
• Provide a summary
• Provide a conclusion

What are transitions and how are they used?

• Transition words and phrases help make clear connections between ideas and see that sentences and paragraphs flow together smoothly, making them easier to read.

Transition words that provide more information

• Besides
• Furthermore
• In addition
• Indeed
• In fact
• Moreover
• Second
• Third

Transition words that provide an example

• For example
• For instance
• In particular
• Particularly
• Specifically
• To demonstrate
• To illustrate

Transition words that provide a cause or reason

• As
• Because
• Because of
• Due to
• For
• For the reason that
• Since

Transition words that provide a result or an effect

• Accordingly
• Finally
• Consequently
• Hence
• So
• Therefore
• Thus

Transition words that provide a purpose or reason

• For fear that
• In the hope that
• In order to
• So
• So that
• With this in mind

Transition words that provide a comparison or contrast

• Although
• However
• In comparison
• In contrast
• Likewise
• Nevertheless
• On the other hand
• Similarly
• Whereas
• Yet

Transition words that provide a sequence

• After
• Before
• Currently
• During
• Eventually
• Finally
• First,...Second,..., etc.
• Formerly
• Immediately

• Initially
• Lastly
• Later
• Meanwhile
• Next
• Previously
• Simultaneously
• Soon
• Subsequently

Transition words that provide a summary

• Briefly
• In brief
• Overall
• Summing up
• To put it briefly
• To sum up
• To summarize

Transition words that provide a conclusion

• Given these facts
• Hence
• In conclusion
• So
• Thus
• To conclude
• Therefore

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• How much do you know about using transition words? Take the Quiz and find out.

Can you transition?

• Choose a transition word to complete the following sentences.

Choose the best transition

• I love to write essays for school. _____________, I really enjoy receiving large amounts of homework from my teachers.

• Nevertheless In fact Due to

Choose the best transition

• __________ working as the president of the United States, George Bush loves to ride horses.

• Eventually Likewise In addition to

Choose the best transition

• _________ I do enjoy cooking as a hobby, I will not prepare all the food for your party.

• On the other hand Although To put it briefly

Choose the best transition

• ____________I promised to go to school today, I stayed home to watch television.

• Currently Indeed Although

Choose the best transition

• ___________ Jack goes up the hill to fetch a pail of water; he returned home with an empty bucket.

• Meanwhile With this in mind Whereas

Choose the best transition

• _______ to make my writing very clear, I will learn how to use transitional words.

• Previously Therefore For fear that

Choose the best transition

• _________ people believed the earth was flat.

• With this in mind Eventually In hopes that

Choose the best transition

• Things were pretty dull. _______ the families of our neighborhood were excited about the people who moved into the Blake’s house.

• To put it briefly Since Consequently

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• _________ they learned their new student was from California.

• Eventually Overall To demonstrate

Choose the best transition

• Polls show that the Beatles are the most popular singing group of this century. ________________ , there are country music fans who would disagree.

• In particular However For instance

Choose the best transition

• There are some slight variations in climate, but ________________ mild winters can be expected in the South.

• consequently otherwise as a rule

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• The two larger cities, ________________ Knoxville and Chattanooga, are in East Tennessee.

• finally namely in summary

Furthermore In comparison With reference to

• It is clear, therefore, that Robert’s grades in English will improve only slowly due to his hard work. ______________ the problems he is experiencing in algebra, the outlook is slightly less optimistic.

• Choose the best transition

Choose the best transition

• It was announced that teachers' working hours would be longer than other professions. ______________ , even fewer new teachers are expected to join the profession.

• As a result So that Likewise

Choose the best transition

• Sales of cassettes have dropped over the past 12 months. _____________ , CDs have seen an increase in sales.

• Above all Correspondingly In contrast

Nevertheless In other words Similarly

• The mayor explained that tax collection was down, it would be necessary to freeze salaries at their current level. ______________ , no-one was getting a pay rise.

• Choose the best transition

as well as in addition in the same way

• In order to try to reduce car use in the inner cities, the government has announced new restrictions and, ______________ , a new tax on individual car use.

• Choose the best transition

obviously otherwise as a result

• Homework must be handed in by the deadline, ______________ they will not be graded.

• Choose the best transition

Nevertheless Because Even though

• ______________ it has been shown that many accidents occur on motorcycles, the use of helmets should be required.

• Choose the best transition