TRANSITION WORDS AND PHRASES

PREPARED BY HANIZA AHMAD

Transition words and phrases help establish clear connections between ideas and ensure that sentences and paragraphs low together s!oothl"# !a$ing the! easier to read% &se he ollowing words and phrases in the ollowing circu!stances% To indicate more information: - Besides - 'urther!ore - In addition - Indeed - In act - Moreo(er - )econd*third*#etc% To indicate an example: - 'or e+a!ple - 'or instance - In particular - Particularl" - )peci icall" - To de!onstrate - To illustrate To indicate a cause or reason: - As - Because - Because o - Due to - 'or - 'or the reason that - )ince To indicate a result or an effect: - Accordingl" - 'inall" - ,onse-uentl" - Hence - )o - There ore - Thus To indicate a purpose or reason why: - 'or ear that - In the hope that - In order to - )o - )o that - .ith this in !ind To compare or contrast: - Although - Howe(er - In co!parison - In contrast - /i$ewise - Ne(ertheless - 0n the other hand - )i!ilarl" - .hereas - Yet To indicate a particular time frame or a shift from one time period to another: - A ter - Be ore - ,urrentl" - During - E(entuall" - 'inall" - 'irst# )econd# etc% - 'or!erl" - I!!ediatel" - Initiall" - /astl" later - Meanwhile - Ne+t - Pre(iousl" - )i!ultaneousl" - )oon - )ubse-uentl"

To summarize: - Brie l"

In brie 0(erall )u!!ing up To put it brie l" To su! up To su!!ari1e To conclude 2i(en these acts Hence In conclusion )o There ore Thus To conclude

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