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Transitional Phrases

Transitional Phrases. What are they and how do I use them?. Using transitional words and phrases helps papers read more smoothly from one point to the next. Improves the connections between thoughts. Transitional Phrases.

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Transitional Phrases

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  1. Transitional Phrases What are they and how do I use them?

  2. Using transitional words and phrases helps papers read more smoothly from one point to the next. • Improves the connections between thoughts. Transitional Phrases

  3. Transitional phrases are easy to understand if you know them by category. • The “Dirty Dozen”. Transitional Phrases

  4. Adding Information • Clarification & Emphasis • Consequence • Compare & Contrast • Direction • Exceptions • Exemplifying • Generalizing • Illustration & Examples • Restatement • Sequence • Summarizing Transitional Phrase Categories

  5. 1. Adding Information 2. Clarification and Emphasis • But also… • And then • As well as • In addition • Additionally • Furthermore • Moreover • Above all • That is to say • In other words • What I mean is • In this case • Up to a point Transitional Phrases

  6. 3. Illustration/Examples 4. Consequences • For example • For instance • In this situation • Especially • In particular • Chiefly • On this Occasion • To demonstrate • For this reason • Subsequently • As a result • Otherwise • Therefore • Consequently Transitional Phrases

  7. 5. Generalize 6. Compare & Contrast • As a rule • Ordinarily • Generally speaking • Usually • For the most part • In contrast • On the other hand • Similarly • Whereas • Nevertheless • However • On one hand • rather Transitional Phrases

  8. 7. Sequential 8. Summarize • First/second/third/last/lastly • Later/next/then • Meanwhile • Afterward • Earlier • In time • First of all • In the meantime • Soon/Soon after • Altogether • By and large • In any case • In conclusion • To sum up • All in all • Finally • In any event • In summary Transitional Phrases

  9. 9. Direction 10. Exception • Here • There • Over there • In the distance • Under • Nearly • Aside from • Except • Excluding • Other than • Beside Transitional Phrases

  10. 11. Diversion 12. Restatement • By the way • Incidentally • In essence • In other words • In short • To put it differently Transitional Phrases

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