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Transitional Words & Transitional Words & PhrasesPhrases
Transitional WordsTransitional Words Special words help show how ideas are Special words help show how ideas are
related. related. They tie one idea to another They tie one idea to another They tie one sentence to another They tie one sentence to another They tie one paragraph to anotherThey tie one paragraph to another
AdditionAddition AlsoAlso BesidesBesides FurthermoreFurthermore In additionIn addition MoreoverMoreover AgainAgain
AdditionAddition For today’s assignment, you will need For today’s assignment, you will need
your journal your journal in additionin addition to the calendar to the calendar on your computer.on your computer.
For today’s assignment, you will need For today’s assignment, you will need the calendar on your computer. the calendar on your computer. In In additionaddition, your journal will provide further , your journal will provide further instructions.instructions.
ConsequenceConsequence AccordinglyAccordingly As a resultAs a result ConsequentlyConsequently HenceHence OtherwiseOtherwise So thenSo then ThereforeTherefore ThusThus ThereuponThereupon
ConsequenceConsequence She was preparing to clean the desk, and She was preparing to clean the desk, and
subsequentlysubsequently realized she had no soap. realized she had no soap. She was cleaning the desk with a strong She was cleaning the desk with a strong
cleaner. cleaner. As a resultAs a result, she burned her , she burned her hands with the chemicals.hands with the chemicals.
SummarizingSummarizing
After allAfter all In briefIn brief All in allAll in all In shortIn short To summarizeTo summarize FinallyFinally BrieflyBriefly On the wholeOn the whole By and largeBy and large In summaryIn summary In any caseIn any case In conclusionIn conclusion In any eventIn any event To sum upTo sum up In the final analysisIn the final analysis In the long runIn the long run All things consideredAll things considered On balanceOn balance
SummarizingSummarizing The song has interesting lyrics and a The song has interesting lyrics and a
great beat. great beat. On the wholeOn the whole, I would , I would recommend it to everyone.recommend it to everyone.
GeneralizingGeneralizing As a ruleAs a rule As usualAs usual For the most partFor the most part Generally speakingGenerally speaking OrdinarilyOrdinarily UsuallyUsually GenerallyGenerally
GeneralizingGeneralizing OrdinarilyOrdinarily, a 4x4 relay race involves four , a 4x4 relay race involves four
people and a baton.people and a baton. Even though I only work 8 months out of Even though I only work 8 months out of
the year, the year, as a ruleas a rule I vacation every I vacation every summer.summer.
RestatementRestatement In essenceIn essence In other wordsIn other words NamelyNamely That isThat is That is to sayThat is to say In shortIn short In briefIn brief To put it differentlyTo put it differently
RestatementRestatement Good parties require good organization. Good parties require good organization.
In other wordsIn other words, we needed different , we needed different committees to oversee different committees to oversee different activities.activities.
She likes athletic boys; She likes athletic boys; to put it to put it differentlydifferently, she likes basketball players., she likes basketball players.
Contrast and ComparisonContrast and Comparison ContrastContrast RatherRather By the same tokenBy the same token ConverselyConversely SimiliarlySimiliarly YetYet InsteadInstead ButBut LikewiseLikewise HoweverHowever On one handOn one hand StillStill On the other handOn the other hand NeverthelessNevertheless On the contraryOn the contrary In contrastIn contrast
Contrast and ComparisonContrast and Comparison Shelia forgot the food for the party. Shelia forgot the food for the party. On On
the other handthe other hand, she hired a great speaker , she hired a great speaker that entertained the crowd for hours.that entertained the crowd for hours.
SequenceSequence At firstAt first In timeIn time First of allFirst of all In turnIn turn To begin withTo begin with Later onLater on In the first placeIn the first place MeanwhileMeanwhile At the same timeAt the same time NextNext For nowFor now ThenThen For the time beingFor the time being SoonSoon The next stepThe next step The meantimeThe meantime LaterLater WhileWhile EarlierEarlier SimultaneouslySimultaneously AfterwardAfterward In conclusionIn conclusion
SequenceSequence To begin withTo begin with, the snowy weather , the snowy weather
prevented many people from attending prevented many people from attending the party.the party.
I will be cooking the food and I will be cooking the food and simultaneously simultaneously cleaning the kitchen.cleaning the kitchen.
IllustrationIllustration For exampleFor example For instanceFor instance For one thingFor one thing
IllustrationIllustration The girls were discussing the color of The girls were discussing the color of
Susie’s prom dress. Susie’s prom dress. For one thingFor one thing, it was , it was too bright.too bright.
For instanceFor instance, I do not like seafood., I do not like seafood.
SimilaritySimilarity LikewiseLikewise SimilarSimilar MoreoverMoreover TogetherTogether Coupled withCoupled with CorrespondinglyCorrespondingly
SimilaritySimilarity Snow days extended this week’s lesson. Snow days extended this week’s lesson.
CorrespondinglyCorrespondingly, students had more , students had more time to finish their homework.time to finish their homework.
DirectionDirection HereHere AboveAbove ThereThere To the leftTo the left Over thereOver there To the rightTo the right BeyondBeyond In the distanceIn the distance NearlyNearly OppositeOpposite UnderUnder
DirectionDirection To the leftTo the left, there were many people , there were many people
waiting for John Cena’s arrival.waiting for John Cena’s arrival. The crowd grew impatient waiting for The crowd grew impatient waiting for
Larry Fitzgerald’s arrival, while Larry Fitzgerald’s arrival, while in thein the distancedistance they didn’t see him coming. they didn’t see him coming.
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