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Using Transitions

Idea Idea

Transition

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Transitions

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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Transitions

Expanding your linkingwords will expand your

expression

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Transitions

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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Emphasis Indeed

In fact

Marcos plays basketball

;in fact,

;indeed,

he plays every Saturday.

The transition andsecond clausereemphasize thefirst clause.


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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