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Using Transitions
Idea Idea
Transition
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Look at the two groups of sentences below.Which sentences read more smoothly? Click on
an answer below.
My friend, John, loves to play sports and is very athletic. Hehas won a scholarship to play football at a university nextyear.
My friend, John, loves to play sports and is very athletic. Infact, he has won a scholarship to play football at a universitynext year.
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Transitions
What are transition orconnecting words?
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Expanding your linkingwords will expand your
expression
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A transition word directly tells the reader thelogical relationship between one idea and
another idea.
Idea Idea
Transition
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Example
Marcos loves to goswimming in the ocean.
his parents wont allowhim to do that.
;however,
The transition, however, tells the reader that
the logical relationship between the two ideas iscontrast.
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TransitionsTransitions are words that help make
your writing more coherent. They create
connections between:
- one clause and another clause
- one sentence and another sentence
- one group of sentences and the nextgroup of sentences
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Joining Two Independent ClausesOne way of joining two independent
clausesis with a semicolon, a transition, anda comma.
Marcos is a
great swimmerhes very good at
scuba diving.
; furthermore,
Marcos is a great swimmer;furthermore,hes very
good at scuba diving.
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Connecting Two SentencesYou can use a transition and comma to tell
the reader the logical relationship betweentwo sentences.
Marcos is very athletic. he plays three
sports at school.
In fact,
Marcos is very athletic.In fact,he plays three sports
at school.
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Placement of Transitions
Rather than placing the transition at the
beginning of the second sentence, you mayplace it in the middle of the second sentenceafter the subject with two commas.
Marcos is very athletic.
He, in fact,plays three sports
at school.subject
transition
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Transitions in Longer Writing
When writing a paragraph or a larger pieceof writing,you can use a transition to showthe reader the logical relationship betweenone group of sentences and another group
of sentences.
This is useful when you want to let the
reader know that you are changing fromone idea to another idea.
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Example- Longer Piece of Writing
EssayIntroduction
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2: Inaddition,
Body Paragraph 3:
Furthermore,
Conclusion:
Transitionconnectsideas inparagraph 3to ideas inparagraph 2.
Transition
connectsideas inparagraph 2to ideas inparagraph 1.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
Addition and/ also/ as well as/
moreover / furthermore
in addition (to) / additionally
besides /next/secondly/thirdly
Marcos loves to ski
;moreover,
;furthermore,
;in addition,
;besides,
he likes to fish.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
Emphasis Indeed
In fact
Marcos plays basketball
;in fact,
;indeed,
he plays every Saturday.
The transition andsecond clausereemphasize thefirst clause.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship TransitionExemplification for example/ for instance
in other words/ such as /in particular/particularly/
specifically
Marcos enjoys outdoor sports
;for example,
;for instance,
;in particular,
he likes hiking, skiing, and fishing.
The secondclause is morespecific than thefirst.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
Contrast /comparisons however /yet / on the contrary/
in contrast / on the other hand/otherwise / yet / even though / in thesame way / equally/ similarly/ likewise/in comparison/despite/nevertheless
Marcos enjoys scuba diving
;on the other hand,
;however,
;on the contrary,
;in contrast,
I think it is an expensive sport.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
Purpose/cause/reason in order to /so/ so that/ with this in mind/for this purpose/for this reason/ to thisend/ because/ because of /due to/ since/as/in the hope that
Marcos takes scuba diving lessons
in the hope that
so that
he can dive alone one day.
$$$
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
Result or Effect as /so/ as a consequence /consequentlyaccordingly/thus/ hence/
therefore /as a result /since
Marcos broke his leg
;thus,
;consequently,
;therefore,
;hence,
;as a result,
;accordingly,
he cant play basketball.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
Time after/before/currently/during/eventually/finally/first/second/formerly/immediatelylastly/later/next/soon/previously/meanwhile (at the same time)
subsequently (after) /thereafter (after)
Marcos scored a goal ;subsequently,
;thereafter,
his team won the game.
after
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
summary to sum up / summing up / in brief/briefly/ overall/ to put it in a nutshell/inshort / to summarize
To sum up,
In brief,
In short,
To put it in anutshell,
the result was a completesuccess.
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Types of Transitions
Relationship Transition
conclusion finally/ in short/in conclusion/ as aconclusion /so/in other words/ thus/ toconclude/given these facts/as has beennoted
To conclude,
As aconclusion,
In otherwords,
the novel is definitely a successstory.
P actice E e cises
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Practice Exercises
Now you are ready to practice
what youve learned.How much do you knowabout usingtransitionwords ?
Take theQuiz and find out.
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