Author: DHS
Last saved by: Stacey Barnes
Company: Santa Fe High

Transitions

Definition: Transitions are words or phrases that help tie ideas together; used between sentences and paragraphs.
		
Transitions to show location:
above		behind		by		into		outside
across		below		down		near		over
against		beneath	in back of	off		throughout
along		beside		in front of	onto		to the right
among		between	inside		on top of	under
around		beyond

Transitions to show time:
about		first		meanwhile	soon		then
after		second		today		later		next
at		third		tomorrow	afterward	as soon as
before		till		next week	when		immediately
during		until		yesterday	finally

Transitions which can be used to compare two things (show similarities):
likewise	as		in the same way
similarly	like		also

Transitions which can be used to contrast things (show differences):
but		even so	although	otherwise	on the other hand
however	yet		still		even though

Transitions which can be used to emphasize a point:
again		truly		for this reason
to repeat	in fact		to emphasize

Transitions which can be used to conclude or summarize:
as a result	therefore	in short	finally
lastly		in summary	to sum up	all in all

Transitions which can be used to add information:
again		another		for instance	finally		also
and		moreover	as well		additionally	besides
in addition	next		along with	for example

Transitions which can be used to clarify:
that is		for instance	in other words