Transitions Review

 

Transitions

A transition is a word or phrase that connects units of thought within a sentence, between sentences, and between paragraphs. There are five common kinds of transitions: addition, comparison, contrast, example, and conclusion/summary.

1) ADDITION transitions show that you are adding more information to what you have said.

Some common addition transitions are:

again                            besides                         furthermore                    next

also                              finally                            in addition                     second

and                               first                               last                               still

and then                        further                           moreover                       too

 

2) COMPARISON transitions show that you are highlighting similarities between two (or more) things, ideas, etc.

Some common comparison transitions are:

in the same way            similarly                        likewise                         by comparison

 

3) CONTRAST transitions show that you are displaying differences between two (or more) things, ideas, etc.

Some common contrast transitions are:

after all                          conversely                     in contrast                     on the other hand

although                        despite that                   in spite of                      otherwise

and yet                         even so                         instead                          still

at the same time            even though                   nevertheless                  though 

but                                however                         on the contrary              yet

 

4) EXAMPLE transitions provide support for what you have stated.

Some common example transitions are:

for example                                           in short                                     thus

for instance                                           namely                                      to illustrate

in fact                                                   one case of                               truly

in other words                                        that is

 

5) CONCLUSION / SUMMARY transitions bring to a close the point you illustrated or what your paragraph said.

Some common conclusion / summary transitions are:

clearly                                                   in other words                            therefore

finally                                                    in short                                     to conclude

in brief                                                   in summary                               to summarize

in conclusion                                         that is

 

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