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Writing Skills
Writing Skills
TRANSITION WORDS
What are transitions and how are they used?
- transitions are phrases or words used to connect one idea to the next
- transitions are used by the author to help the reader progress from one significant idea to the next
- transitions also show the relationship within a paragraph (or within a sentence) between the main idea and the support the author gives for those ideas
- different transitions do different things....
Transitions may be "Additive," "Adversative," "Causal," or "Sequential."
Examples of Transition Words
Additive Transitions
These show addition, introduction, similarity to other ideas, & etc.
Addition |
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| indeed | further | as well (as this) | either (Neither) | not only (this) but also (that) as well |
| also | moreover | what is more | as a matter of fact | in all honesty |
| and | further more | in addition (to this) | besides (this) | to tell the truth |
| or | in fact | actually | to say nothing of | |
| too | let alone | much less | additionally | |
| nor | alternatively | on the other hand | not to mention (this) | |
Introduction |
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| such as | as | particularly | including | as an illustration |
| for example | like | in particular | for one thing | to illustrate |
| for instance | especially | notably | by way of example | |
Reference |
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| speaking about (this) | considering (this) | regarding (this) | with regards to (this) | |
| as for (this) | concerning (this) | the fact that | on the subject of (this) | |
Similarity |
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| similarly | in the same way | by the same token | in a like manner | equally |
| likewise | ||||
Identification |
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| hat is (to say) | namely | specifically | thus | |
Clarification |
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| that is (to say) | I mean | (to) put (it) another way | in other words | |
Adversative Transitions
These transitions are used to signal conflict, contradiction concession, dismissal, & etc.
Conflict |
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| but | by way of contrast | while | on the other hand | ||
| however | (and) yet | whereas | though (final position) | ||
| in contrast | when in fact | conversely | still | ||
Emphasis |
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| even more | above all | indeed | more importantly | besides | |
Concession |
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| but even so | nevertheless | even though | on the other hand | admittedly | |
| however | nonetheless | despite (this) | notwithstanding (this) | albeit | |
| (and) still | although | in spite of (this) | regardless (of this) | ||
| (and) yet | though | granted (this) | be that as it may | ||
Dismissal |
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| either way | whichever happens | in either event | in any case | at any rate | |
| in either case | whatever happens | all the same | in any event | ||
Replacement |
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| (or) at least | rather | instead | |||
Casual Transitions
These transitions signal cause/effect and reason/result, etc. . .
Cause/Reason |
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| for the (simple) reason that | being that | for | in view of (the fact) | inasmuch as |
| because (of the fact) | seeing that | as | owing to (the fact) | |
| due to (the fact that) | in that | since | forasmuch as | |
Condition |
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| on (the) condition (that) | granted (that) | if | provided that | in case |
| in the event that | as/so long as | unless | given that | |
| granting (that) | providing that | even if | only if | |
Effect/Result |
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| as a result (of this) | consequently | hence | for this reason | thus |
| because (of this) | in consequence | so that | accordingly | |
| as a consequence | so much (so) that | so | therefore | |
Purpose |
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| for the purpose of | in the hope that | for the fear that | so that | |
| with this intention | to the end that | in order to | lest | |
| with this in mind | in order that | so as to | so | |
Consequence |
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| under those circumstances | then | in that case | if not | |
| that being the case | if so | otherwise | ||
Sequential Transitions
These transitions are used to signal a chronological or logical sequence.
Numerical |
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| in the (first, second, etc.) place | initially | to start with | first of all | thirdly (&c.) |
| to begin with | at first | for a start | secondly | |
Continuation |
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| subsequently | previously | eventually | next | |
| before (this) | afterwards | after (this) | then | |
Conclusion |
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| to conclude (with) | as a final point | eventually | at last | |
| last but not least | in the end | finally | lastly | |
Digression |
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| to change the topic | incidentally | by the way | ||
Resumption |
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| to get back to the point | to resume | anyhow | anyway | at any rate |
| to return to the subject | ||||
Summation |
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| as was previously stated | so | consequently | in summary | all in all |
| to make a long story short | thus | as I have said | to sum up | overall |
| as has been mentioned | then | to summarize | to be brief | briefly |
| given these points | in all | on the whole | therefore | |
| as has been noted | hence | in conclusion | in a word | |
| to put it briefly | in sum | altogether | in short | |