ENG 103

Transitional Expressions
Transition words are used to link words, phrases, sentences or paragraph.
They help the reader to progress from one idea (expressed by the author) to the
next idea. Thus, they help to build up coherent relationships within the text.

in the first place, not only ... but also, moreover, in case, however etc
● Transition words prevent our writing from sounding forced or
choppy. They sew our paragraphs together, making our writing
flow better, connecting one idea to the next.
● Balance is key here. You don't want your writing to sound like a
long string of transition words. Rather, sprinkle them in
wherever appropriate. They'll spice up your writing and sew
each section together smoothly.
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsQnAuh3tZU

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrCV1V1wXQ
● Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul goes through a physical transformation,
similarly, Sinchi Izumi in Parasyte went through a metamorphosis after
being infected by an alien parasite.
● Although both Kaneki and Izumi went through a transformation, Kaneki’s
transformation was excruciatingly painful.
● Kaneki became half-human and half-ghoul whereas Izumi became a half-
human and half parasitic alien.
Take a look at these sentences without, and then with, transition words. Note the difference the transitions make.
This will help you see how they can tie our thoughts together more cohesively.

● Carla couldn't sleep the night before her big presentation. She needed an extra-large cup of coffee before
work.
Carla couldn't sleep the night before her big presentation. Therefore, she needed an extra-large cup of coffee
before work.
● Jeffrey, we'll be ready to leave for the trip in 20 minutes. Fill up the car with gas, please.
● Jeffrey, we'll be ready to leave for the trip in 20 minutes. In the meantime, fill up the car with gas, please.
● The trip through the desert was long and tiring for the crew. They all agreed it was worth it.
The trip through the desert was long and tiring for the crew. Afterward, they all agreed it was worth it.
● Denise decided to stop doing her homework. She failed freshman English.
Denise decided to stop doing her homework. Consequently, she failed freshman English.
● Last night, I had a vivid dream I was living in Paris. I went online and booked a trip.
Last night, I had a vivid dream I was living in Paris. As a result, I went online and booked a trip.
● Transition words can be used to connect one sentence to another or one
paragraph with another.
He's too weak to do heavy labor. In addition, his memory is failing him.

I wasn't hungry. Still, I had dinner with the family and ate a lot.

He says he's a vegetarian. In fact, he eats seafood on occasion.

We were tired and hungry. Therefore, we stopped to rest and eat lunch.
Richard J Johnson, a kidney specialist at the University of Colorado, helped organize the World Congress of Nephrology
in Canada in 2011. There, he learned about the strange new form of chronic kidney disease spreading through Central
America. Researchers from various countries were beginning to get together and discuss the evidence. Like others,
Johnson began to think about possible causes.

At first, Johnson thought people in the sugarcane fields could be eating so much of the plant itself that they were
generating high levels of uric acid and oxidative stress in their kidneys. But he calculated, even sucking on sugarcane all
day wouldn’t produce enough fructose to cause disease.Then he discovered that, under certain conditions, the body
processes regular carbohydrates to make its own fructose. And one of the triggers of this deadly alchemy is simple
dehydration.

Until that point, nephrologists had thought that dehydration could only cause acute kidney injury, but Johnson’s findings
put a new spin on the role of insufficient water intake. Could dehydration day in, day out be causing continuous fructose
overproduction that, in turn, could be leading to long-term kidney damage?
To add or show sequence To compare To Contrast To give examples or
Again In the same way Although intensity
Also Likewise And yet After all
And similarly But An illustration of
And then But at the same time Even
Besides, Despite For example
equally important Even so For instance
Furthermore Even though Indeed
In addition For all that In fact
In the first place However It is true
Moreover In contrast Ofcourse
Still In spite of Specifically
too Nevertheless That is
Notwithstanding To illustrate
On the contrary truly
On the other hand
Regardless
Still
Though
yet
To indicate place To indicate time To summarize or To show cause or effect
Above After a while conclude Accordingly
adjacent to Afterward All in all As a result
Below as long as Altogether Because
Elsewhere As soon as As has been said Consequently
Farther on At last In brief For this purpose
Here At length In conclusion Hence
Near At that time In other words Otherwise
Nearby Before In particular Since
On the other side Earlier In short Then
Opposite to Formelry In simpler terms Therefore
There Immediately In summary Thereupon
To the east In the meantime On the whole Thus
To the left In the past That is To this end
Lately Therefore With this object
Later To put it differently
Meanwhile To summarise
Now presently
Shortly
Simultaneously