This document lists and defines 14 different categories of transitional words that are used to link ideas between sentences and paragraphs. These include additive words to add more information, equivalent words to show similarities, amplifying words like "for example" to provide details, and conditional words like "if" that introduce conditions. It also covers temporal words to indicate time, emphasizing words, sequential words, causative words that show causes, and consequential words that show results.
This document lists and defines 14 different categories of transitional words that are used to link ideas between sentences and paragraphs. These include additive words to add more information, equivalent words to show similarities, amplifying words like "for example" to provide details, and conditional words like "if" that introduce conditions. It also covers temporal words to indicate time, emphasizing words, sequential words, causative words that show causes, and consequential words that show results.
This document lists and defines 14 different categories of transitional words that are used to link ideas between sentences and paragraphs. These include additive words to add more information, equivalent words to show similarities, amplifying words like "for example" to provide details, and conditional words like "if" that introduce conditions. It also covers temporal words to indicate time, emphasizing words, sequential words, causative words that show causes, and consequential words that show results.
1. Additive Words – and, also, besides , moreover, furthermore , in addition, too
2. Equivalent words – as well as, at the same time, equally, important, likewise, similarly 3. Amplifying words – as, for example, for instance, in fact, like, specifically, particularly, such as, that is, to illustrate 4. Alternative words – either/or, neither nor, other than, otherwise 5. Repetitive words – again, to repeat, to reiterate, in other words, that is 6. Contrastive and Change words – but, conversely, however, despite, , in spite of, even though, on the contrary, on the other hand , nevertheless, regardless, notwithstanding, rather than, still, though, whereas, while, yet 7. Conditional words – if, provided that, unless, in the event, that 8. Concession words – although, even though, though, granted that 9. Emphasizing words – above all, indeed , more important, of course 10. Sequential words – finally, first, second, secondly 11. Temporal word – afterwards, meanwhile, at the meantime, before, after, formerly, previously, later, next , finally, ultimately, subsequently, until 12. summative, summarizing words – briefly, in brief,, for these reasons, in conclusion, to concluded, to end,, to sum up, to summarize, as a summary, in short 13 . Causative words – because, , because of, due to, owing to, out of, inasmuch as, for this reason. 14. Consequential words – therefore,, hence, thus, as a result, as a consequence, then, so, consequently, accordingly