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What are Transitional Devices?
Transitional devices, also known as transition words or phrases, connect ideas, sentences, or
paragraphs in writing or speech. They help:
1. Link ideas logically
2. Show relationships between ideas
3. Improve coherence and clarity
4. Guide readers through text
Transitional Devices Categories:
1. To Add
- Again
- Additionally
- Besides
- Equally important
- Finally
- Further
- Furthermore
- In addition
- Moreover
- Next
- Nor
- Then
- What's more
Example: "I love reading books. Additionally, I enjoy writing stories."
2. To Compare
- But
- Yet
- On the other hand
- However
- Nevertheless
- By comparison
- Where
- Compare to
- Up against
- Balanced against
- Conversely
- Meanwhile
- After all
- In contrast
Example: "I wanted to go to the beach, but it was raining."
3. To Show Exception
- Yet
- Still
- However
- Despite
- Never
- Once in a while
- Sometimes
- Although
- Conversely
Example: "I'm tired, yet I'll finish this project."
4. To Show Time
- Immediately
- Thereafter
- Soon
- After
- A few hours
- Finally
- Then
- Later
- Previously
- Formally
- First, second, etc.
Example: "I'll meet you soon after lunch."
5. To Repeat/Emphasize
- In brief
- As I have said
- As I have noted
- Definitely
- Extremely
- Obviously
- Indeed
- In any case
- Absolutely
- Positively
- Naturally
Example: "I'm excited, obviously, about the concert."
6. To Show Sequence
- First
- Second
- Third
- Next
- Then
- Following
- Afterwards
- Subsequently
- Finally
- Previously
- Before this
Example: "First, we'll discuss the plan. Then, we'll implement it."
7. To Give an Example
- For example
- For instance
- In this case
- On this occasion
- In another case
- Take the case of
- To demonstrate
- To illustrate
- As an illustration
Example: "Many cities have effective public transport. For example, Tokyo's subway."
8. To Summarize/Conclude
- In conclusion
- To summarize
- Finally
- In the end
- Ultimately
- In brief
- To put it briefly
Example: "In conclusion, regular exercise improves health."
Difference between Conjunctions and Transitional words
Conjunctions
- Connect words in a sentence
- Examples: and, but, or
- Used to join two equal ideas
Example: "I like reading books and watching movies."
Transitional Devices
- Connect sentences or paragraphs
- Examples: however, furthermore, meanwhile
- Used to show relationships between ideas
Example:
"I like reading books. Furthermore, I enjoy watching movies."
Think of it like building blocks:
Conjunctions connect individual blocks (words).
Transitional devices connect groups of blocks (sentences).
Try this:
1. Write two sentences.
2. Use a conjunction (and, but, or) to join words within one sentence.
3. Use a transitional device (however, furthermore) to connect the two sentences.
Good luck
