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

2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.