Transitional Words

Addition
in addition too moreover and

beside/besides furthermore next then

also equally important again what’s more

Enumeration
first…second… firstly…secondly… in the first place…in the second place

first of all finally for one thing…for another

to begin with last but not least

Climatic Order
above all most (significant) of all better…best… worst of all

of primary/secondary/less importance of major/minor concern more/most important

Condition
if…then… …if and only if… on condition that… provided that…
as long as unless it is a condition of…that…

Concession
granted that… I admit that… although it is true that… admittedly
naturally it may appears that… while it may be true that…

Comparison
similarly in the same way likewise in common

Contrast
but yet on one hand…on the other hand…
however in contrast to by contrast instead
rather than despite in spite of on the contrary
whereas while though otherwise

Emphasis
especially in particular/particularly above all certainly
indeed in fact surely obviously
most important of all even worse needless to say no doubt
undoubtedly to be sure I am certain that… without a doubt
clearly plainly apparently naturally

Cause / Effect
because/because of as since for
owing to due to on account of on ground of
hence therefore thus as a result of
as a result as a matter of fact accordingly consequently

Summary
in short in brief on the whole in any event
as a result as has been noted as mentioned earlier overall
to summarize to sum up in summary all in all
to conclude in conclusion In sum
Example
for example for instance to illustrate as a case in point
as an illustration specifically to be specific in particular
namely such as suppose imagine

Attitude
fortunately luckily oddly enough strangely enough
unfortunately surprisingly amazingly possibly
perhaps likely probably potentially
presumably to some extend in a large (some) sense ideally

Generalization
as a rule for the most part generally in general
normally on the whole in most cases usually

1. The debate over what is and what is not suitable for certain audiences has been going on,
 yet there is still much confusion and uncertainty over whether or not to rate movies, that
is to describe the films in terms of violence, sex, language, nudity and profanity, so that
the audience, especially parents, will be informed of a film’s suitability for children.

2. In addition to hand gestures, there are times when a person says something with his
legs as well as with his head and eyes. For example, if you pay a little attention, you will
notice that when one is impatient listening to someone, his foot might beat the floor
constantly and
restlessly, as if it had its own life. In such a case, although he says not a word, in fact
his body gesture reveals nearly everything. The same thing will happen when a person
sits with
someone whom that person dislikes. In this situation, not only will his legs jiggle, but
also he will change the way his legs are crossed frequently.