Web Page: Improving Style: Using Transitions
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Using Transitions
Transitions are useful in all types of writing. In paragraphs, transitions connect sentences and ideas. In longer writing, transitions can connect one paragraph to the next. Here are some effective transitions to use in your writing.
To Show Location | ||||
about above across against along alongside | amid among around behind below beneath | beside between beyond by from in back of | in front of inside into near now next to | on top of outside over throughout to the right under |
To Show Time | ||||
about after afterward as soon as | at before during every time | finally first in the end later | next meanwhile since today | tomorrow to start when yesterday |
To Compare | ||||
also analogously another way | a type of as both | in kind in like manner like | likewise much as much like | one way similarly so too |
To Contrast | ||||
alternatively although but | by contrast differently despite | even though however not | on one hand on the other otherwise | still though yet |
To Show Cause and Effect | ||||
a cause accordingly after as a result | at the start because by means of considering | consequently due to finally from that | in regard to on account of one solution owing to | resultingly therefore since whenever |
To Add Information | ||||
additionally again along with | also and another | as well besides finally | for example for instance furthermore | in addition moreover next |
To Show Logical Connection | ||||
all in all as a result | finally for example | for instance in conclusion | in other words that is | therefore to sum up |