Transition words

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Students who write academic essays need to provide effective transitions.  Transitions allow writers to connect the main ideas that are present in an essay.  […, by] Using conjunctive adverbs and other introductory elements allow a writer to connect one sentence to the next.  […,] The use of these words will make the writing more fluent and less choppy.  […,] Many students fail to use effective transitions, and [,…,] the essay comes across as disconnected.  […,] Writers should always be aware of the need to connect both sentences and paragraphs together.

Students who write academic essays need to provide effective transitions.  Transitions allow writers to connect the main ideas that are present in an essay.  For example, by using conjunctive adverbs and other introductory elements, a writer can connect one sentence to the next.  Moreover, the use of these words will make the writing more fluent and less choppy.  Unfortunately, students often fail to use effective transitions, and, as a result, the essay comes across as disconnected. To avoid this, writers should always be aware of the need to connect both sentences and paragraphs together, and they should strive to find creative ways to do so. 

[…] I like autumn. Autumn is a sad time of the year. […,] The leaves turn to brilliant yellow and red. […] The weather is mild. […,] I can’t help thinking ahead to the coming of winter. Winter will bring snowstorms, slippery roads, and icy fingers. […,] In winter, the wind chill factor can make it dangerous to be outside. […] I find winter unpleasant. In autumn, I can’t help thinking ahead to winter’s arrival. […] I am sad when I think that winter is coming.

Although I like autumn, it is a sad time of the year. Of course, the leaves turn to brilliant yellow and red, and the weather is mild. Still, I can’t help thinking ahead to the coming of winter with its snowstorms, slippery roads, and icy fingers. Moreover, in winter the wind chill factor can make it dangerous to be outside. Because I find these things unpleasant, I can’t help thinking ahead to winter’s arrival in autumn. Truly, I am sad when I think that winter is coming.

Transition wordsTransition words

What are transition words?

What are transition words? What are transition words? Transitions link sentences and paragraphs

together smoothly….

so there are no abrupt jumps

or breaks between ideas

Transition wordsTransition words

A transition word directly tells the reader thelogical relationship between one idea and

another idea.

Idea Idea

Transition

ExampleExample

Marcos loves to go swimming in the ocean.

his parents won’t allow him to do that.

;however,

The transition, however, tells that the logical relationship between the two ideas is contrast.

TransitionsTransitions

Transitions are words that help makeyour writing more coherent. They createconnections between:

- one clause and another clause

- one sentence and another sentence

- one group of sentences and the next group of sentences

Joining Two Independent ClausesJoining Two Independent Clauses

One way of joining two independent clauses is with a semicolon, a transition, and a comma.

Marcos is a great swimmer

he’s very good at scuba diving.

;furthermore,

Marcos is a great swimmer; furthermore, he’s very good at scuba diving.

Connecting Two SentencesConnecting Two Sentences You can use a transition and comma to tell

the reader the logical relationship between two sentences.

Marcos is very athletic. he plays three sports at school.

In fact,

Marcos is very athletic. In fact, he plays three sports at school.

Placement of TransitionPlacement of Transition Rather than placing the transition at the

beginning of the second sentence, you may place it in the middle of the second sentence after the subject with two commas.

Marcos is very athletic.

He, in fact, plays three sports at school.

subject

transition

Example- Longer Piece of WritingExample- Longer Piece of Writing

Essay Introduction

Body Paragraph 1

Body Paragraph 2:

In addition,

Body Paragraph 3:

Furthermore,

Conclusion:

Transition connects ideas in paragraph 3 to ideas in paragraph 2.

Transition connects ideas in paragraph 2 to ideas in paragraph 1.

Agreement/Addition/Similarity

in the first placenot only ... but alsoas a matter of factin like mannerin additioncoupled within the same fashion/wayfirst, second, thirdin the light ofnot to mention

to say nothing ofequally importantby the same tokenandalsothenequallyidenticallyuniquelylike

Agreement/Addition/Similarity

moreoveras well astogether withof courselikewisecomparativelycorrespondinglysimilarlyfurthermoreadditionally

Opposition/Limitation/Contradiction

although this may be truein contrastdifferent fromof course ..., buton the other handon the contraryat the same timein spite ofeven so / thoughbe that as it may

then againabove allin realityafter allbut(and) stillunlikeor(and) yetwhilealbeit

Opposition/Limitation/Contradiction

besidesalthoughinsteadwhereasdespiteconverselyotherwise

howeverratherneverthelessregardlessnotwithstanding

Cause/Condition/Purpose

in the event thatgranted (that)as / so long ason (the) condition (that)for the purpose ofwith this intentionwith this in mindin the hope thatto the end thatfor fear that

in order toseeing / being thatin view ofbecause ofinasmuch assincewhilelestin caseprovided thatgiven that

Examples/Support/Emphasis

in other wordsto put it differentlyfor one thingas an illustrationin this casefor this reasonto put it another waythat is to saywith attention toby all means

notablyincludingliketo be surenamelychieflytrulyindeedcertainlysurelymarkedly

Effect/Consequence/Result

as a resultunder those circumstancesin that casefor this reasonforthusbecause thethenhence

consequentlythereforethereuponforthwithaccordinglyhenceforth

Conclusion/Summary/Restatement

as can be seengenerally speakingin the final analysisall things consideredas shown abovein the long rungiven these pointsas has been notedin a wordfor the most part

after allin factin summaryin conclusionin shortin briefin essenceto summarizeon balancealtogether

Conclusion/Summary/Restatement

overallordinarilyusuallyby and largeto sum upon the wholein any eventin either caseall in all

Time/Chronology/Sequence

at the present timefrom time to timesooner or laterat the same timeup to the present timeto begin within due timeuntil now as soon asin the meantime

afterlaterlastuntilsincethenbeforehencesincewhenonce

Time/Chronology/Sequence

henceforthwhenevereventuallymeanwhilefurtherduringfirst, secondin timeprior toforthwithstraightaway

Space/Location

in the middleto the left/rightin front ofon this sidein the distancehere and therein the foregroundin the backgroundin the center ofadjacent toopposite to

heretherenextwherefromovernearabovebelowdownup

Space/Location

furtherbeyondnearbywhereveraroundbetweenbefore

alongsideamidamongbeneathbesidebehindacross