Download Using Transition Words for Effective Academic Writing and more Lecture notes Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! TRANSITION WORDS Transitions are connecting words or phrases that strengthen the internal cohesion of your writing. Transition words tell the reader how one idea relates to another. Using them appropriately makes your argument more convincing because the reader is able to understand the flow between and within paragraphs, including the relationship between different ideas, evidence, and analysis. Sample Transition Words and Phrases Contrast/ exception/ concession 1 4 Addition additionally • again • also • another • as well as • besides • coupled with • further • furthermore • equally important • in addition • likewise • moreover accordingly • after • as consequence • as a result • at that time • before • concurrently • consequently • finally • followed by • for this purpose • for this reason • hence • initially • next • otherwise • previously • so then • subsequently • then • therefore • thus as well as • comparatively • conversely • correspondingly • coupled with • in the same way • likewise • moreover • on the one hand • similar • similar to • similarly • together with • whereas • while a different view is • admittedly • albeit • alternatively • although • and (yet) • conversely • despite/in spite of (+ noun) • differing from • even so • even though • granted • however • in contrast • instead • it could also be said that • nevertheless • notwithstanding (+ noun) • nonetheless • on the contrary • on (the) one hand • on the other hand • otherwise • rather • regardless of (+ noun) • still • unlike • whereas 1 1 Cause/ effect/ result 2 1 Comparison 3 above all • especially • in fact • in particular • indeed • particularly as an example • as an illustration • chiefly • for example • for instance • illustrated by • in particular • in the/this case • including • markedly • namely • notably • on this occasion • specifically • such as • to demonstrate • to illustrate after all • all things considered • at the same time • clearly • in brief • in essence • in fact • in other words • in short • indeed • it seems • namely • naturally • of course • on the whole • that is • that is to say • to be sure • to put it differently after • at that time • before • concurrently • finally • followed by • first, second, third, etc. • initially • next • previously • subsequently • then after all • as a result • briefly • by and large • consequently • finally • hence • in any case • in any event • in brief • in conclusion • in short • in other words • in summary • on the whole • overall • therefore • thus • to conclude • to sum up • to summarize • ultimately after • afterward • at length • at that/this point • at that/this time • at present • at the same time • before • currently • during • earlier • finally • formerly • immediately • in the future • in the meantime • in the past • initially • later • meanwhile • now • presently • previously • prior to • recently • shortly • simultaneously • soon • subsequently • then • thereafter Emphasis 5 Extension 7 Sequence 8 Time 10 Example/ illustration 6 Summary/ conclusion 9
