2. Can you transition? Choose a transition word to complete the following sentences.

3. Choose the best transition I love to write essays for school. _____________, I really enjoy receiving large amounts of homework from my teachers. Nevertheless In fact Due to

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6. Choose the best transition __________ working as the president of the United States, George Bush loves to ride horses. Eventually Likewise In addition to

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9. Choose the best transition _________ I do enjoy cooking as a hobby, I will not prepare all the food for your party. On the other hand Although To put it briefly

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12. Choose the best transition ____________I promised to go to school today, I stayed home to watch television. Currently Indeed Although

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15. Choose the best transition ___________ Jack's going up the hill to fetch a pail of water, he returned home with an empty bucket. Meanwhile With this in mind Whereas

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18. Choose the best transition _______ to make my writing very clear, I will learn how to use transitional words. Previously Therefore For fear that

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21. Choose the best transition _________ people believed the earth was flat. With this in mind Eventually In hopes that

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24. Choose the best transition Things were pretty dull. _______ the families of our neighborhood were excited about the people who moved into the Blake’s house. To put it briefly Since Consequently

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27. Choose the best transition _________ they learned their the new student was from California. Eventually Overall To demonstrate

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30. Choose the best transition Polls show that the Beatles are the most popular singing group of this century. ________________, there are country music fans who would disagree. In particular However For instance

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33. Choose the best transition There are some slight variations in climate, but ________________ mild winters can be expected in the South. consequently otherwise as a rule consequently otherwise as a rule

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36. Choose the best transition The two larger cities, ________________ Knoxville and Chattanooga, are in East Tennessee. finally namely in summaryfinally namely in summary

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39. It was announced that teachers' working hours would be longer than other professions. ______________, even fewer new teachers are expected to join the profession. Choose the best transition As a result So that LikewiseAs a result So that Likewise

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42. Choose the best transition Sales of cassettes have dropped over the past 12 months. _____________, CDs have seen an increase in sales. Above all Correspondingly In contrast

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45. Nevertheless In other words SimilarlyNevertheless In other words Similarly The mayor explained that tax collection was down, it would be necessary to freeze salaries at their current level. ______________, no- one was getting a pay rise. Choose the best transition

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48. Furthermore In comparison With reference to Furthermore In comparison With reference to It is clear, therefore, that Robert’s grades in English will improve only slowly due to his hard work. ______________ the problems he is experiencing in algebra, the outlook is slightly less optimistic. Choose the best transition

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51. as well as in addition in the same way as well as in addition in the same way In order to try to reduce car use in the inner cities, the government has announced new restrictions and, ______________, a new tax on individual car use. Choose the best transition

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54. obviously otherwise as a result obviously otherwise as a result Homework must be handed in by the deadline, ______________ they will not be graded. Choose the best transition

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57. Nevertheless Because Even though Nevertheless Because Even though ______________ it has been shown that many accidents occur on motorcycles, the use of helmets should be required. Choose the best transition

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60. More transition words can be found below: The Writing Center Transition Words and Phrases Online Writing Lab