CONJUNCTIONS

A Coordinating conjunctions links two independent clauses in a sentence. It is preceded by a

comma.
FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
Main clause + , + coordinating conjunction + main clause

A subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause in a sentence. When a dependent clause

starts a sentence, the clause is followed by a comma. They join dependent clauses to independent
clauses.
After, although, as, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order that, once, provided that, rather
than, since, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever,
whether, while, why

Main clause + ᶲ + subordinating clause /////////// Subordinating clause + , + main clause

A transition links ideas between sentences or paragraphs. It is followed by a comma. A transition

can be preceded by a semicolon.
Above all , Earlier , Similarly ,Accordingly , Especially , In the first place , Finally ,In the meantime
,Afterward , For example , In this case , Soon ,Also , For instance ,Subsequently ,As a result, Such
as ,As a result of ,Furthermore, Generally ,Later ,As an example , Hence ,Likewise , Therefore ,
Thus ,Besides ,However ,Next, To begin with , In addition to , To summarize ,By the way ,In brief
,Compared to , In comparison to , Otherwise , Together with ,Consequently , In conclusion , In
particular , Particularly , Usually ,Coupled with , In short , Regularly ,despite this/that, still in
contrast, nonetheless, nevertheless, to illustrate, in fact, in other words, that is , moreover,
furthermore, in addition

1. Transition Words Used for Adding Information

Additionally, afterward, moreover, also, first, at last, thus, at the same time, besides, initially , as
mentioned earlier, furthermore, eventually, in addition, in conclusion, too, finally, including , later,
likewise, meanwhile, as was previously stated, next, overall, previously, second, consequently, since,
soon, subsequently, then, simultaneously, now, following this, to begin with, a further, moreover

2. Transition Words Used to Show Contrast

conversely, despite, however, in contrast, in spite of, instead, otherwise, nonetheless, a distinct
difference , a strong distinction, at the same time, nevertheless, on the other hand, indeed, still, to
oppose, to differentiate , on the contrary, for all that, , despite the fact that, contrarily, an opposing
view, alternatively

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3. Transition Words Used in Giving Examples
for example, in other words, to bring to light, take the case of, as an example, consider as an
illustration, in one example, for instance, in this situation, on this occasion, to illustrate, such as,
suppose that, specifically, to be exact, to exemplify, in particular, to demonstrate, as an illustration

4. Transition Words Used in Summarizing or Concluding

to sum up, therefore, accordingly, to summarize, in short, as I have said, in brief, as I have shown, on
the whole, to conclude, it follows, as a consequence, as a result, consequently, hence, to sum up, in
conclusion, thus
5. Transition Words Used to Show Concession/ Acceptance of an Idea
Although this may be true, although it is true that, naturally, of course, certainly, it is true that
6. Transition Words Used to Indicate Time Order
Earlier, yesterday, recently, previously, not long ago, at present, in the past, preceding, at the same
time, immediately, right away, at this moment, until now, by now, after a short while, soon after, in
the future, afterward, later on, right after

7. Transition Words Used to Show Cause and Effect

Therefore, thus, in view of, it follows that, so, otherwise, the end result, for this purpose, due to,
furthermore, consequently, hence, caused by, because of this, for this reason

8. Transition Words Used to Emphasize

Most important of all, certainly, moreover, in fact, definitely, especially, of great concern,
furthermore, increasingly, most of all, certainly, above all, after all, actually, as a matter of fact

9. Transition Words Used to Show Sequence

After that, in the second place, following that, second/secondly, immediately, following, later on,
next, at the beginning, from this point, in the first place, to begin with, initially, at first, once upon a
time, starting with
10. Transition Words Used in Comparing
However, in contrast, in the same way, nevertheless, in comparison, likewise, as well as, compared
to, along the same lines, comparable
11. Transition Words Used to Indicate Purpose
To this end, for this purpose, for that reason, because of this
12. Transition Words Used to State an Exception
Sometimes, in spite of, nevertheless, despite, once in a while, however, still, of course