TRANSITIONAL DEVICES

To compare or link similar ideas

 And
 Also
 In addition (to)
 moreover
To contrast or limit ideas

 However
 But
 On the contrary
To indicate sequence

 First,
 Second ..
 To begin with
 Finally
 Next / then
To give examples

 For example
 For instance
To show cause and effect

 Because
 Since
 As a result
To indicate time

 Once upon a time

 While
 Meanwhile
 Once upon a time, there lived a family of bears in a lovely
wooded area. One day while the bears were not at home, a little
girl came to the house. First, she knocked the door. She waited
but no one answered her knock. Because nobody’s around, she
entered the house and ate some food, and then she napped on
one of the beds. When the bears returned home, they were
surprised to see the little girl. The roars of the bears woke her up
and she fearfully ran from the house. As a result of her
experience, she never again went to the woods alone.