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Additive
Transitions
Addition
Introduction
Reference
Similarity
Identification
Clarification
Adversative
Transitions
Conflict
Emphasis
Concession
Dismissal
Replacement
Causal
Transitions
Cause/Reason
Effect/Result
Purpose
Consequence
Sequential
Transitions
Numerical
Continuation
Conclusion
Digression
Resumption
Summation
Original version submitted by Gregory M. Campbell (gcampbe@bgsu.edu), Thursday, December 15, 1994.
Similar to Michael Buckhoffs (mbuckhoff@aol.com) page on Expository Writing
http://buckhoff.topcities.com/using_transition_words.htm
Adopted by John A. Dowell (jdowell@msu.edu), Friday, October 3, 1997.
Feel free to use this, with these credits to Prof. Cambell, Prof. Buckhoff, and myself, if you please, along with this link to Creative
Commons License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Lastly, here is a brief page with some excellent explanatory information http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/linking-words/
ADDITIVE TRANSITIONS
Used to show addition, introduction, similarity to other ideas, etc.
Addition
indeed,
further,
either (neither),
also,
and,
or,
too,
nor,
moreover,
furthermore,
in fact,
let alone,
alternatively,
what is more,
in addition (to this),
actually,
much less,
on the other hand,
as a matter of fact,
besides (this),
to say nothing of,
additionally,
not to mention
(this),
Introduction
such as,
for example,
for instance,
as,
like,
especially,
particularly,
in particular,
notably,
including,
for one thing,
by way of example,
as an illustration,
to illustrate,
Reference
speaking about (this),
as for (this),
considering (this),
concerning (this),
regarding (this),
the fact that
Similarity
similarly,
equally,
in a like manner,
namely,
specifically,
thus,
Identification
that is (to say),
Clarification
that is (to say),
I mean,
in other words,
ADVERSATIVE TRANSITIONS
Used to signal conflict, contradiction concession, dismissal, etc.
Conflict
but,
however,
in contrast,
by way of contrast,
(and) yet,
when in fact,
while,
whereas,
conversely,
Emphasis
even more,
above all,
indeed,
more importantly,
besides,
Concession
but even so,
however,
(and) still,
(and) yet,
nevertheless,
nonetheless,
although,
though,
even though,
despite (this),
in spite of (this),
granted (this),
admittedly,
albeit
Dismissal
at any rate,
all the same,
whichever happens,
whatever happens,
in either event,
in either case,
Replacement
(or) at least,
(or) rather,
instead
in any case,
in any event,
either way,
CAUSAL TRANSITIONS
Used to signal cause and effect, reason and result, etc.
Cause/Reason
in view of (the fact), for the (simple) reason that, being that,
owing to (the fact), because (of the fact),
seeing that,
forasmuch as,
due to (the fact),
in that
inasmuch as,
for,
as,
since,
Effect/Result
for this reason,
accordingly,
therefore,
thus,
consequently,
in consequence,
as a consequence,
hence,
so that,
so,
Condition
on (the) condition (that),
in the event that,
as/so long as,
in case,
granted (that),
granting (that),
given that,
if,
unless,
even if,
provided that,
providing that,
only if,
Purpose
for the purpose of,
with this intention,
with this in mind,
so that,
lest
so,
Consequence
under those circumstances,
that being the case,
then,
if so,
in that case,
otherwise,
if not,
SEQUENTIAL TRANSITIONS
Used to signal a chronological or logical sequence
Numerical
first of all,
secondly,
thirdly, (etc.)
initially,
to start with,
at first,
for a start,
previously,
afterwards,
eventually,
after (this),
next,
then,
as a final point,
in the end,
eventually,
finally,
at last,
lastly,
incidentally,
by the way,
anyway,
anyhow,
Continuation
subsequently,
before (this),
Conclusion
to conclude (with),
last but not least,
Digression
to change the topic,
Resumption
to get back to the
point,
to return to the
subject,
at any rate,
to resume,
Summation
as was previously stated,
to make a long story short,
as has been mentioned,
given these points,
as has been noted,
to put it briefly,
so,
thus,
then,
in all,
hence,
in sum,
consequently,
as I have said,
to summarize,
on the whole,
in conclusion,
altogether,
in summary,
to sum up,
to be brief,
therefore,
in a word,
in short,
all in all,
overall,
briefly,