TRANSITION

SIGNALS
- are words and phrases that
connect ideas for sentences and
paragraphs for coherence
Common Types and Functions
of Transition Words:
1. Comparison /
Contrast – points out
alternatives or differences
COMPARISON CONTRAST
As But
Also Despite
Similarly However
Likewise On the contrary
In the same way Even though
Transition words that provide a
comparison or contrast
 Although
 However
 In comparison
 In contrast
 Likewise
 Nevertheless
 On the other hand
 Similarly
 Whereas
 Yet
 My mom loves pasta, (despite,
but) she dislikes spaghetti. (Also,
Similarly), she did not like lasagna.
(On the contrary, Even though), she
loves macaroni. (As, Likewise), she
loves pancit guisado, pancit bihon,
sotanghon, and palabok.
2. Chronology
– helps define time
After During
Before First
Later Soon
Next
Simultaneously
 Transition words that provide a
sequence
 After  Initially
 Before
 Lastly
 Currently
 Later
 During
 Eventually  Meanwhile
 Finally  Next
 First,...Second,..., etc. Previously
 Formerly  Simultaneously
 Immediately
 Soon
 Subsequently
 (Before, Next) you go to the
stadium to watch your favorite
basketball game, make sure that you
have your snacks and video camera
that you will use (during, later) the
game. (After, Later), you will find it
enjoyable when you can eat while
videotaping.
3. Cause & Effect
– shows the consequences
of an action.
CAUSE CEFFECT
Accordingly Consequently
Because As a result
Due to Therefore
Since So
Transition words that provide a
cause or reason
 As
 Because
 Because of
 Due to
 For
 For the reason that
 Since
Transition words that provide a
result or an effect
 Accordingly
 Finally
 Consequently
 Hence
 So
 Therefore
 Thus
Examples:
1. As I was tired, I made several
mistakes.
2. She was late; as a result, we missed
the beginning of the lecture.
3. Because it rained for days, the
basement flooded.
4. Illustration / Example
– add emphasis or
introduce evidence.

ILLUSTRATION EXAMPLE
To demonstrate For example
Specifically Such as
Truly Namely
Transition words that provide
an example
 For example
 For instance
 In particular
 Particularly
 Specifically
 To demonstrate
 To illustrate
Examples:
1. Ellen loves ice cream. Truly, she
would be happy to eat sundaes
every day.

2. Specifically, Ellen loves

chocolate fudge brownie sundaes.

3. To demonstrate her love of ice

cream, Ellen is planning an ice
cream social for all her friends.
5. Addition
– adds information or
reinforces ideas.

Also Furthermore
As well Moreover
And Then
In addition
Transition words that provide
more information
 Besides
 Furthermore
 In addition
 Indeed
 In fact
 Moreover
 Second
 Third
Examples:
1.“You’re too young to be going out to a

party. Besides, you have school in the

morning.”
2.Moreover, he will do all the cooking and

cleaning while he studies at home.

3.Furthermore, he is grateful that he earns

enough money to pay the bills.

6. Clarification
– shows support.
That is I mean

In other words
In this case
To put it another way
Examples:
1. I hate school; that is, I dislike it
intensely.
2. In other words, I want to drop
out.
3. To put it another way, school is
the worst place in the world.
7. Qualification
– presents conditions or
intentions
Almost Never
Probably Possibly
Frequently
With this in mind
Examples:
1. With what was possibly the
greatest catch of all time, the Patriots
won the Super Bowl.
2. They almost always win big games.
3. With this in mind, they could be
called the greatest team of all time.
8. Summary/ Conclusion

– restates ideas.

SUMMARY CONSLUSION
As can be seen In the long run
Given this point In conclusion
To summarize Finally
Transition words that provide a
summary
 Briefly
 In brief
 Overall
 Summing up
 To put it briefly
 To sum up
 To summarize
Transition words that provide a
conclusion
 Given these facts
 Hence
 In conclusion
 So
 Thus
 To conclude
 Therefore
Examples:
1. All the facts have been presented and,
as can be seen, the results are clear.
2. Given these points, it's clearly time to
consider some changes.
3. In the long run, these
recommendations will benefit our
company.
9. Sequence
– shows order

First, Second, Third…

Next, Then, Finally…

Examples:
1. First, he will go to school.
2. Then, he might meet up with some
friends.
3. Finally, his family will meet him at
the park.
ACTIVITY TIME!

Choose a transition word to

complete the following
sentences.
Choose the best transition
____________I promised to go
to school today, I stayed home
to watch television.

Currently
Indeed
Although
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transition
 Polls show that the Beatles are the
most popular singing group of this
century. ________________ ,
there are country music fans who
would disagree.

In particular
However
For instance
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The two larger cities,

________________ Manila City
and Quezon City, are
progressive.

finally
namely
in summary 
 Choose the best transition    

Homework must be handed in by

the deadline; _____________,
they will not be graded.

obviously
otherwise
as a result    
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______________ it has been
shown that many accidents occur
on motorcycles, the use of
helmets should be required.

Nevertheless
Because
Even though