TRANSITIONS

Go with the flow…

Transitional words help to

improve an essay. • Transitional words and phrases help an essay to

flow more smoothly. These words can add organization and clarity, helping the reader to better see the connection in the essay writer's thoughts. Transitional words can be classified into different categories; for example, some add something to a thought, some show consequence, and others exemplify.

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Some transitional words are used to indicate similarity or

addition.***You use THESE transitions when ADDING to the point you are

making. ***

Also,as well as,likewise,

moreover,similarly,

furthermore,in addition,additionally,

ContradictionOther transitional words can show dissimilarity or contradiction—The

OPPOSITE. (ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING)

Although in comparisoninstead in spite ofnevertheless grantedyetregardlesseven thoughon the contrary otherwisedespiteon the other handhowever

ConsequenceAnother type of transitional

word shows consequence or a result.

• as a resultbecause

consequentlytherefore

sohencethus

fortunately/unfortunatelyIn effect

SequenceThese transitional words help to put thoughts or events in an essay into

chronological order or into some sort of sequence

• First,second,after,throughoutin the beginningduringearlierfinallyto begin with,next,nowonce

ExemplifyingWhen essay writers are trying to show examples,

they will often use exemplifying transitions such as these:

For example,namely,Most importantly,More importantly,In fact, Chiefly,especially,for instance,fact, in particular,specifically,such as,TrulyIndeedCertainly,As a matter of fact

SummaryOften used in the conclusions of essays, summary-style transitional words include the

following.

all things considered,in conclusion,finally,In summation,In summary,In closing,