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Transitional Words and Phrases

The document discusses different types of transitional words and phrases that can be used when writing essays. It provides examples of additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions that show relationships between ideas and information. Transitions can be placed at the beginning or middle of sentences, or at the beginning or end of paragraphs to provide coherence and flow between different parts of an essay.

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Transitional Words and Phrases

The document discusses different types of transitional words and phrases that can be used when writing essays. It provides examples of additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions that show relationships between ideas and information. Transitions can be placed at the beginning or middle of sentences, or at the beginning or end of paragraphs to provide coherence and flow between different parts of an essay.

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Transitional Words

and Phrases
Think of transition words as the
thread that stitches a piece of
clothing together.

They provide uniformity, a sense


of interconnection to essays.
Where to place them:
Sentences

At the beginning of the sentence:


"Afterward, the doctor will decide the best course of treatment for you."

In the middle of a sentence:


"The patient, however, was still in a lot of pain."
Where to place them:
Paragraphs

At the beginning the paragraph:


"Next, it's important to consider patient care."

At the end of the paragraph:


"With patient care addressed, it's time to complete your charts."
Additive Transitions
These transitions add or introduce information. They can also be used
to show similarities or to further clarify ideas.

Also In addition Likewise


Alternatively In other words Namely
For example In particular Similarly
For instance In the same manner Specifically
Further In the same way To illustrate
Furthermore Indeed What's more
Adversative Transitions
These transitions show readers' conflicts, contradictions, dismissals, or
emphasis. Some examples of adversative transitions include.
At any rate In any event Nevertheless
But In contrast Nonetheless
Conversely In either case On the contrary

However Indeed On the other hand

In any case More importantly Regardless


Causal Transitions
• These transitions show the relationship of cause and effect or
consequence. Some example of causal transitions include:

As Due to the fact Otherwise


As a result For Since
But Granted Therefore
Consequently Granting Thus
Due to On the condition Unless
Sequential Transitions
These transitions show the reader chronological sequences in time or
provide a sequence to a logical argument. Some examples of sequential
transitions include:
Afterwards In short Therefore
Briefly Initially To begin with
Finally Previously To summarize
First Subsequently To start with
In Concluding

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