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1/27/2016 TransitionWords&Phrases
http://www.smartwords.org/linkingwords/transitionwords.html 1/4
TransitionWordsandPhrases
This structured list of commonly used English transition words approximately 200, can be considered as quasi complete. It can be used (bystudentsandteachersalike)tofindtherightexpression.Englishtransitionwordsareessential,sincetheynotonlyconnectideas,butalsocanintroduceacertainshift,contrastoropposition,emphasisoragreement,purpose,resultorconclusion,etc.inthelineofargument.The transition words and phrases have been assigned only once to somewhat artificial categories, although some words belong to more than onecategory.There is some overlapping with preposition and postposition, but for the purpose of clarity and completeness of this concise guide, I did notdifferentiate.
A G R E E M E N T / A D D I T I O N / S I M I L A R I T Y
Thetransitionwordslikealso,inaddition,and,likewise,addinformation,reinforceideas,andexpressagreementwithprecedingmaterial.
O P P O S I T I O N / L I M I T A T I O N / C O N T R A D I C T I O N
Transitionphraseslikebut,ratherandor,expressthatthereisevidencetothecontraryorpointoutalternatives,andthusintroduceachangethelineofreasoning(contrast).
C A U S E / C O N D I T I O N / P U R P O S E
Thesetransitionalphrasespresentspecificconditionsorintentions.
TransitionWordsLinking&ConnectingWordsPart1/2
inthefirstplace
notonly...butalsoasamatteroffact
inlikemannerinaddition
coupledwith
inthesamefashion/wayfirst,second,third
inthelightof
nottomentiontosaynothingof
equallyimportant
bythesametoken
again
toand
alsothen
equally
identicallyuniquely
like
astoo
moreover
aswellastogetherwith
ofcourselikewise
comparatively
correspondinglysimilarly
furthermore
additionally
althoughthismaybetrueincontrast
differentfrom
ofcourse...,butontheotherhand
onthecontrary
atthesametimeinspiteof
evenso/though
bethatasitmaythenagain
aboveallinreality
afterall
but(and)still
unlike
or(and)yet
while
albeitbesides
asmuchas
eventhough
althoughinstead
whereas
despiteconversely
otherwise
howeverrather
nevertheless
nonethelessregardless
notwithstanding
intheeventthat
granted(that)
as/solongason(the)condition(that)
forthepurposeof
If
...then
unless
when
incase
providedthat
giventhatonly/evenif
sothat
1/27/2016 TransitionWords&Phrases
http://www.smartwords.org/linkingwords/transitionwords.html 2/4
E X A M P L E S / S U P P O R T / E M P H A S I S
Thesetransitionaldevices(likeespecially)areusedtointroduceexamplesassupport,toindicateimportanceorasanillustrationsothatanideaiscuedtothereader.
E F F E C T / C O N S E Q U E N C E / R E S U L T
Someofthesetransitionwords(thus,then,accordingly,consequently,therefore,henceforth)aretimewordsthatareusedtoshowthatafteraparticulartimetherewasaconsequenceoraneffect.
Notethatforandbecauseareplacedbeforethecause/reason.Theotherdevicesareplacedbeforetheconsequencesoreffects.
C O N C L U S I O N / S U M M A R Y / R E S T A T E M E N T
Thesetransitionwordsandphrasesconclude,summarizeand/orrestateideas,orindicateafinalgeneralstatement.Alsosomewords(liketherefore)fromtheEffect/Consequencecategorycanbeusedtosummarize.
withthisintention
withthisinmindinthehopethat
totheendthat
forfearthatinorderto
seeing/beingthatinviewof
whenever
while
becauseof
assince
whilelest
soasto
owingtoinasmuchas
dueto
inotherwords
toputitdifferentlyforonething
asanillustration
inthiscaseforthisreason
toputitanotherwaythatistosay
withattentionto
byallmeans
importanttorealize
anotherkeypoint
firstthingtoremembermostcompellingevidence
mustberememberedpointoftenoverlooked
topointout
onthepositivesideonthenegativeside
withthisinmind
notably
includinglike
tobesure
namelychiefly
trulyindeed
certainly
surelymarkedly
suchas
especially
explicitly
specificallyexpressly
surprisinglyfrequently
significantly
particularly
infact
ingeneralinparticular
indetail
forexampleforinstance
todemonstratetoemphasize
torepeat
toclarifytoexplain
toenumerate
asaresult
underthosecircumstancesinthatcase
forthisreason
ineffect
for
thusbecausethe
then
hence
consequently
thereforethereupon
forthwith
accordinglyhenceforth
ascanbeseen
generallyspeaking
afterall
infact
byandlarge
tosumup
1/27/2016 TransitionWords&Phrases
http://www.smartwords.org/linkingwords/transitionwords.html 3/4
T I M E / C H R O N O L O G Y / S E Q U E N C E
Thesetransitionalwords(likefinally)havethefunctionoflimiting,restricting,anddefiningtime.Theycanbeusedeitheraloneoraspartofadverbialexpressions.
Manytransitionwordsinthetimecategory(consequentlyfirst,second,thirdfurtherhencehenceforthsincethen,whenandwhenever)haveotheruses.
Exceptforthenumbers(first,second,third)andfurthertheyaddameaningoftimeinexpressingconditions,qualifications,orreasons.Thenumbersarealsousedtoaddinformationorlistexamples.Furtherisalsousedtoindicateaddedspaceaswellasaddedtime.
S P A C E / L O C A T I O N / P L A C E
Thesetransitionwordsareoftenusedaspartofadverbialexpressionsandhavethefunctiontorestrict,limitorqualifyspace.QuiteafewofthesearealsofoundintheTimecategoryandcanbeusedtodescribespatialorderorspatialreference.
inthefinalanalysis
allthingsconsideredasshownabove
inthelongrun
giventhesepointsashasbeennoted
inawordforthemostpart
insummary
inconclusioninshort
inbrief
inessencetosummarize
onbalancealtogether
overall
ordinarilyusually
onthewhole
inanyeventineithercase
allinall
Obviously
UltimatelyDefinitely
atthepresenttime
fromtimetotimesoonerorlater
atthesametimeuptothepresenttime
tobeginwith
induetimeassoonas
aslongas
inthemeantimeinamoment
withoutdelay
inthefirstplaceallofasudden
atthisinstantfirst,second
immediatelyquickly
finally
after
laterlast
untiltill
since
thenbefore
hence
sincewhen
once
aboutnext
now
formerlysuddenly
shortly
henceforth
whenevereventually
meanwhilefurther
during
intimepriorto
forthwith
straightaway
bythetime
whenever
untilnownowthat
instantlypresently
occasionally
inthemiddle
totheleft/right
infrontofonthisside
inthedistancehereandthere
intheforeground
inthebackgroundinthecenterof
adjacentto
here
there
nextwhere
fromover
near
abovebelow
down
up
further
beyond
nearbywherever
aroundbetween
before
alongsideamid
among
beneath
1/27/2016 TransitionWords&Phrases
http://www.smartwords.org/linkingwords/transitionwords.html 4/4
ListofTransitionWords
TransitionWordsarealsosometimescalled(orputinthecategoryof)ConnectingWords.Pleasefeelfreetodownloadthemviathislinktothecategorypage:LinkingWords&ConnectingWordsasaPDF.
Itcontainsallthetransitionwordslistedonthissite.Theimagetotheleftgivesyouanimpressionhowitlookslike.
UsageofTransitionWordsinEssays
Transitionwordsandphrasesarevitaldevicesforessays,papersorotherliterarycompositions.Theyimprovetheconnectionsandtransitionsbetweensentencesandparagraphs.Theythusgivethetextalogicalorganizationandstructure(seealso:aListofSynonyms).
AllEnglishtransitionwordsandphrases(sometimesalsocalled'conjunctiveadverbs')dothesameworkascoordinatingconjunctions:theyconnecttwowords,phrasesorclausestogetherandthusthetextiseasiertoreadandthecoherenceisimproved.
Usage:transitionwordsareusedwithaspecialruleforpunctuation:asemicolonoraperiodisusedafterthefirst'sentence',andacommaisalmostalwaysusedtosetoffthetransitionwordfromthesecond'sentence'.
Example1:Peopleuse43muscleswhentheyfrownhowever,theyuseonly28muscleswhentheysmile.
Example2:However,transitionwordscanalsobeplacedatthebeginningofanewparagraphorsentencenotonlytoindicateastepforwardinthereasoning,butalsotorelatethenewmaterialtotheprecedingthoughts.
Useasemicolontoconnectsentences,onlyifthegroupofwordsoneithersideofthesemicolonisacompletesentenceeach(bothmusthaveasubjectandaverb,andcouldthusstandaloneasacompletethought).
Furtherhelpfulreadingsaboutexpressions,writingandgrammar:CompilationofWritingTipsHowtowritegoodListoftheirhiddenmeaningsScientificPhrasesCorrectSpellingStudybyanEnglishUniversity
AreyouusingWORDforwritingprofessionaltextsandessays?TherearemanyeasyWindowsShortcutsavailablewhichwork(almost)systemwide.
oppositeto under beside
behindacross