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    This document provides transitional words to connect supporting paragraphs in an essay and make the writing flow smoothly. It lists words to indicate sequence, introduce opposite ideas, provide additional details, show cause and effect, compare and contrast ideas, show evidence, indicate time, logically divide ideas, provide examples, focus ideas, and summarize or conclude.

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    LEARNING DEVELOPMENT

    Transitional Words

    To connect your supporting paragraphs you can use transitional words.


    Transitional words link your paragraphs together and make your essay flow.

    Use them at the beginning and ends of your supporting paragraphs

    To indicate sequence or order First, second, third,


    Next, last, finally, first of all, at this point, previously,
    subsequently, and then, meanwhile, followed by,
    after that, next, before, after, simultaneously, at this
    time, concurrently , again, likewise, another
    furthermore, besides…in addition (to), also,
    similarly, moreover

    To introduce an opposite idea or show However, even though, on the other hand,
    exception nevertheless, instead, in contrast, whereas, while, in
    spite of, despite, but, still, yet

    For additional ideas Another, in addition to, related to, furthermore, also,
    similarly, at the same time, besides that, further,
    moreover, nor, and then

    To show cause and effect Therefore, thus, as a result of, consequently,


    because, since, hence, then, accordingly, as, due
    to, so, subsequently, resultantly, on account

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    Compare Similarly, similar to ,in comparison, likewise, just
    Contrast like, by comparison, also, on the other hand, in
    contrast, on the contrary, meanwhile, whereas,
    although, despite, still, however, a different view is,
    differing from, unlike, balanced against, in a similar
    way as well, as well as comparably, correspondingly
    analogously, in the same way, by the same token,
    instead, yet, nonetheless, nevertheless,
    notwithstanding, except, with the exception of,
    even though, contradictorily

    To show evidence leading to a certain Shows that, indicates that, proves that, entails that,
    conclusion implies that, establishes that, allows us to infer that,
    gives us reason to believe that

    To indicate time Immediately, thereafter, formerly, previously, finally,


    then, later, soon, during, before, after, after a few
    hours, at that time, prior to, earlier, at first, in the
    beginning, initially,
    as soon as, meanwhile, in the meantime, until,
    subsequently before long, next afterward, at length,
    eventually, at the same time, now as soon as

    To logically divide an idea Firstly, secondly, thirdly, first, next, finally

    When we are looking at examples For example, for instance, namely, thus, specifically,
    in this case, on this occasion, this can been seen,
    when/where, take the case of, to demonstrate, to
    illustrate
    To Indicate Focussing After all, in other words, especially, in particular
    indeed, specifically, particularly, that is of particular
    interest, of special interest

    To summarise or conclude In summary, in conclusion, in brief, on the whole,


    summing up, therefore, hence, ultimately, to
    summarise, to conclude, in other words, thus,
    consequently, as a result, as shown, finally

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