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    This document provides 8 categories of words and phrases that are used to connect and transition between sentences, paragraphs, and sections in writing: 1) To support or continue an idea, 2) To compare and contrast ideas, 3) To introduce details or examples, 4) To show cause and effect relationships, 5) To counter an idea, 6) To indicate order, sequence or importance, 7) To show chronological order, and 8) To conclude. Transitional words help writing flow logically and cohesively.

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    This document provides 8 categories of words and phrases that are used to connect and transition between sentences, paragraphs, and sections in writing: 1) To support or continue an idea, 2) To compare and contrast ideas, 3) To introduce details or examples, 4) To show cause and effect relationships, 5) To counter an idea, 6) To indicate order, sequence or importance, 7) To show chronological order, and 8) To conclude. Transitional words help writing flow logically and cohesively.

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    This document provides 8 categories of words and phrases that are used to connect and transition between sentences, paragraphs, and sections in writing: 1) To support or continue an idea, 2) To compare and contrast ideas, 3) To introduce details or examples, 4) To show cause and effect relationships, 5) To counter an idea, 6) To indicate order, sequence or importance, 7) To show chronological order, and 8) To conclude. Transitional words help writing flow logically and cohesively.

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    Transitions & Connectives

    Words and phrases that connect and make logical transitions between sentences,
    paragraphs, and sections of a paper generally do so in at least eight different ways:

    1. To support, add or continue:


    Besides First Further Furthermore
    Also Second Another Likewise
    Too Third Moreover In a like manner
    In addition Next Again In the same way
    Last Finally Similarly Equally important

    2. To compare and contrast:


    Also Just as In the same manner Unlike In spite of
    And Likewise Have in common Compared to In contrast
    All are Although In a like manner Contrasting However
    Like Similar(ly) Whether or not Conversely Even though
    Both As well as On the other hand Yet Rather than
    Besides The same as As opposed to Instead On the contrary
    But While Nevertheless Whereas Despite

    3. To introduce details or exemplify:


    For example As evidence In this case In any case
    In fact In support of As stated in / by
    For instance Such as According to
    In any event To illustrate As a result

    4. To show cause and effect:


    Since Thus This results in Brought about
    Because of To this end Consequently Made possible
    Due to As a result (of ) Accordingly As might be expected
    Therefore Hence In effect Was responsible for
    Caused by For this reason Leads to If … then

    Updated 7-31-12
    Transitions & Connectives
    5. To counter: countering transitions:
    Obviously many people believe… But
    Evidently others feel… Yet
    Clearly, opponents maintain… However
    Surely most want… In contrast
    Even though some people support… It’s unlikely that
    Although citizens argue… I question
    Society favors … On the contrary
    The (This) idea deserves some merit… Nevertheless

    6. To indicate order, sequence or importance:


    First Moreover At the same time Finally Lastly
    Second (etc.) Meanwhile Most important Last of all Of greater (est)
    Sooner or later Later For one reason Meanwhile importance
    In the first place Next To begin with Presently

    7. To show chronological order:


    After Earlier Later While In the meantime
    Finally Next As soon as Then Moments later
    Since At first Soon Before At the same time
    At last Until Formerly Afterward In the beginning (end)
    When During Meanwhile First

    8. To conclude:
    As noted above Undoubtedly Unquestionably
    In other words Obviously Without question
    To be sure In any event Without a doubt
    In short In any case On the whole

    Updated 7-31-12

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