Transitional Words and Phrases

 

 

Addition:

Furthermore

Also

In addition

Further

Besides

And, or, nor

Moreover

In the second place

Even more

Last, lastly

Finally

First, second, secondly, etc.

Too

Again

Next

Time:

While

After

When

Meanwhile

During

Next

Than

So far

Immediately

Later, earlier

Soon

Sometimes

Afterwards

Following

At length

This time

Never

Always

Whenever

In the meantime

Now, until now

Once

Simultaneously

Subsequently

Place:

Here

There

Nearby

Beyond

Wherever

Opposite to

Adjacent to

Neighboring on

Above, below

Exemplification or

Illustration:

To illustrate

To demonstrate

Specifically

For instance

As an illustration

e.g., (for example)

For example

Comparison:

In the same way

By the same token

Similarly

In the like manner

Likewise

In similar fashion

Contrast:

Yet

And yet

Nevertheless

Nonetheless

After all

On the contrary

In contrast

Notwithstanding

On the other hand

At the same time

But

However

Though

Otherwise

Clarification:

That is to say

In other words

To explain

i.e., (that is)

To clarify

To rephrase it

To put it another way

Cause:

Because

On account of Since

For that reason

Effect:

Therefore

Consequently

accordingly

Thus

Hence

As a result

Purpose:

In order that

So that

To that end, to this end

For this purpose

Qualification:

Almost

Nearly

Probably

Perhaps

Maybe

Although

Never

Always

Frequently

Intensification:

Indeed

To repeat

By all means

Of course

Undoubtedly

In fact

Surely

In fact

Doubtedly

Certainly

Without doubt

Yes, no

Concession:

To be sure

Granted

Of course

It is true

Summary:

To summarize

In sum

In short

In summary

In brief

To sum up

Conclusion:

In conclusion

To conclude

Finally

Demonstratives act as transitions: this, these, those, that

Pronouns serve as links if they clearly refer to a specific word or phrase: his, her, it, its, they, their, our, your

Repetition of key words and phrases link sentences and paragraphs.

Parallel structure ( the repetition of a sentence pattern or a grammatical structure within a sentence) strengthens the relationship between and among sentences.