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Transition Words Transition Words are words that…. Establish clear connections or ideas and… Ensure that sentences flow together smoothly making them easier to read.

The Relatives Came In the Summer When the grapes were nearly purple enough to pick Then it was hugging time Relatives They left at four in the morning Finally they pulled into our yard When it was still dark They drove all day long and into the night

The Relatives Came And finally after a big supper Finally, after a long time Relatives When it was still dark

Transitions Change the Meaning of a Sentence Dad and I went fishing. Mom made our lunch. The meaning changes depending on the where and what the transition word is. For example, Dad and I went fishing. / Meanwhile / Mom made our lunch. After / Dad and I went fishing, / Mom made our lunch. Before / Dad and I went fishing, / Mom made our lunch. Dad and I went fishing / after / Mom made our lunch. While / Dad and I went fishing, / Mom made our lunch.

Some Common and Not So Common Transitions and Phrases (more than one word) Time Transitions Shortly after that Meanwhile Soon Along the way Before long Earlier After all of that Later on Eventually An hour later Without delay Immediately At that very moment At last Later that same day During all of this As soon as Not a moment too soon While this was happening

Transitions that appear within the paragraph. For example, Embedded Transitions Transitions that appear within the paragraph. For example, Ist was in the summer of the year when the relatives came. They came up from Virginia. They left when their grapes were nearly purple enough to pick but not quite.

What are Transitions? Transition Words are words that…. Establish clear connections or ideas and… Ensure that sentences flow together smoothly making them easier to read.