Useful Transitions

USeful Transitions

Use these to get from section to section, or idea to idea

Introductions

Clarify

Transitions

Starting off& Wrapping up

Fine tunethe details

Conclusions

Qualify

Give examples

Show similarity

Compare& Contrast

Highlight evidence

Sequence

Show difference

Emphasis

Cause and effect

Order

Repetition

Time and Chronology

To wrap up a paragraph, idea or essay

all in all as a result as has been shown as has been stated finally in any case in brief in the end lastly

overall regardless summing up therefore thus to conclude to sum up ultimately

INtroductions& Conclusions

These will help your reader to see the separation of your ideas . They also help you keep the structure of your paper together. You can use these to introduce or conclude paper sections or to introduce or conclude ideas.

Clarify evidence

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Link

Use these to show time relationships

a few hours later about then after after a while after some time and then lapses (goes by) afterward as soon as at at the same time before during finally first (second third etc) formerly immediately

last later meanwhile next next week now previously second simultaneously soon then third till to begin with today tomorrow until when yesterday

Use these to show cause and effect relationships

accordingly after afterward again along with and and so forth another as a result as well at the same time at this point at this time because before before this besides consequently

finally first following this for example for instance for this reason hence in addition in consequence One can see this because since subsequently next then therefore This can be seen because thus

Naming an example

most significantlynotablyone example would be primarily particularly such as specifically take a look at to demonstrate to illustrate

above all certainly essentially for example for instance in fact in one such case in this case in particular most importantly most of all

Use these to clarify a definition or concept

for instance In other words that is to further explain

Clarify Evidence

These are good when you are moving into the part of your paper where you further explain your evidence. These phrases can signal to your reader that you are moving on from giving evidence and on to analyzing it.

Transitions

Why bother?

One sign of good writing is the use of tools to help the reader understand what is being written about. Ideas, especially complicated ones, can be hard to get on paper and harder to understand. Transitions can be a tool to help solve some of those problems. Variety helps your reader stay interested, so try to only use a specific transtion once per paper if at all possible.

To introduce an idea or section

Firstly To begin In the first place Initially primarily

Conceding a small point/acknowledging a good counterargument

admittedly considering for the most part fortunately generally granted occasionally of course often ordinarily rarely sometimes unfortunately usually

Use these to show difference between ideas

alternatively although but conversely despite even if even so even though however however In contrast instead

irrespective nevertheless notwithstanding on the contrary on the one hand otherwise rather still though whereas while yet

Similar ideas

furthermore in addition in fact in the same way indeed likewise moreover similarly

additionally again also as well equally important for example for instance further

Use these to show order or sequence

A, B, C, etc. after afterward and so forth at the same time at this point at this time before this

first, second, third, finally following this next now, simultaneously, then

To emphasize a point, piece of evidence or idea

for example for instance in one such case in this case one example would be such as take a look at to demonstrate to illustrate above all certainly

essentially in fact in particular most importantly most of all most significantly notably particularly primarily specifically

To restate or reiterate an idea

as has been noted as I have stated as noted for the same reason in brief In the same way,

compare& Contrast

These can be used for starting a paragraph, or in your paper as a way to show similarity or difference between evidence or idea.

Sequence & order

These transitions can help your reader to see cause and effect relationships as well as time and sequence.