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Transitional Words Guide

This document provides a list of transitional words and phrases categorized by their function in linking and connecting ideas. It includes categories such as adding information, proving or comparing and contrasting points, indicating time or sequence, giving examples, summarizing or concluding, showing cause-and-effect relationships, clarifying meaning, and emphasizing points.

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Transitional Words Guide

This document provides a list of transitional words and phrases categorized by their function in linking and connecting ideas. It includes categories such as adding information, proving or comparing and contrasting points, indicating time or sequence, giving examples, summarizing or concluding, showing cause-and-effect relationships, clarifying meaning, and emphasizing points.

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Linking words and phrases

Function Transitional words and phrases


To add In addition; furthermore; moreover; and; again; equally
important; similarly
To prove Because; for; since; for the same reason
To compare Yet; while; whereas; in contrast; however; on the one hand on
and contrast the other hand; conversely; on the contrary; by comparison
To show Yet; still; nevertheless; in spite of; despite; of course
exception
To indicate Immediately; thereafter; soon; finally; then
time
To repeat In brief; as I have noted
To emphasise Obviously; definitely; extremely; in fact; indeed; in any case;
positively; naturally; surprisingly; undeniably; unquestioningly;
without reservation
To show First; firstly; secondly (etc.); and so forth; next; then; following
sequence this; at this time; at this point; after; before; previously;
consequently; simultaneously
To give For instance; for example; in another case; take the case of; to
example demonstrate; to illustrate; as an example
To summarise In brief; on the whole; summing up; to conclude; in conclusion;
or conclude as I have shown; hence; therefore; as a result; on the whole;
consequently
To show Because; since; therefore; as a result; consequently; hence; thus;
cause-and- because of; due to; as a result of
effect
relationships
To show Although; even though; despite the fact that; notwithstanding
adversative the fact that; nevertheless; in spite of
position
To clarify In other words; that is
To intensify On the contrary; as a matter of fact; in fact

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