Name: _____________________________________ Date: _______________ Tool E6-21b

Using Narrative Transitions

Use narrative transitions to show that the action is changing. Transitions signal the next step
in a sequence of events or when the story moves from one time or place to another. You can add
more transitions to this listthere are many more!

a day later in the meantime

after just as
afterward just then
almost as quickly late (in the day)
an hour later later
around (two oclock) meanwhile
as next
as soon as now
at (dawn) on (saturday afternoon)
at first on (the stage)
at the same time one evening
back (at the gym) right away
before several weeks later
beside (the front door) some time later
between (breakfast and lunch) soon
between (the house and the road) suddenly
by (the end of the game) that evening
by the time (the team arrived) the following day
during then
early (in the morning) today
finally tomorrow
for a while until
for (the next few weeks) when (she heard the bell)
immediately while
in (wintertime) yesterday

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