Reflection Memo & Transitioning

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Reflection Memo & Transitioning

What are transition words? Transitions What are transition words?

Transitions A transition word directly tells the reader the logical relationship between one idea and another idea. Transition Idea Idea

Example ;however, Marcos loves to go swimming in the ocean. his parents won’t allow him to do that. The transition, however, tells the reader that the logical relationship between the two ideas is contrast.

Joining Two Independent Clauses One way of joining two independent clauses is with a semicolon, a transition, and a comma. ; furthermore, Marcos is a great swimmer he’s very good at scuba diving. Marcos is a great swimmer ;furthermore, he’s very good at scuba diving.

Connecting Two Sentences You can use a transition and comma to tell the reader the logical relationship between two sentences. In fact, he plays three sports at school. Marcos is very athletic. Marcos is very athletic. In fact, he plays three sports at school.

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Example- Longer Piece of Writing Transition connects ideas in paragraph 2 to ideas in paragraph 1. Essay Introduction Body Paragraph 1 Transition connects ideas in paragraph 3 to ideas in paragraph 2. Body Paragraph 2: In addition, Body Paragraph 3: Furthermore, Conclusion: