TRANSITIONS

TRANSITIONS: Connect the ideas in a piece of writing. They make writing easier to read and understand. They help readers move from one idea to the next.

TO COMPARE Similarly Likewise Like Just as In the same way

TO CONTRAST But Yet However Even though On the other hand On the contrary

TO SUMMARIZE OR CONCLUDE To sum up All in all In conclusion In short

TO INDICATE AN EFFECT OR RESULT As a result Therefore Consequently So

TO ADD INFORMATION As well In Addition Also Additionally And Plus

TO INDICATE A CAUSE OR REASON Because of Due to Since On account of

TO EMPHASIZE Most of all Above all More importantly Even more

TO SHOW TIME OR SEQUENCE First Next Finally Before During While Last Then Later After Until Afterward

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