Transitions

Transitions are words which help clarify, explain, and define the relationship between ideas and terms.
They enable the reader to see how ideas are related to linked with one another. They make your writing
and thought appear more unified.

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING ENUMERATION

first, second, secondly, third, next 

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS

above, around, behind, below, beneath, beyond, close by, farther, away, around, behind, below, beneath, beyond, close by, in front of, in the front (back, rear), in the middle (center), inside, on the inside (outside), nearby, next to, to the left (right) to the north (south), on the right (left, bottom, top), outside, over, under, underneath

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING TIME RELATIONSHIPS

IN SEQUENCE: after, after a while, afterwards, an hour (a day, week) later, and then, finally, first (second, third), later on, next, soon, the next day (week, year), tomorrow, still later

SIMULTANEOUS OR CLOSE IN TIME: as soon as, as, at that moment, during, immediately, meanwhile, suddenly, when, while

PREVIOUS TIME: before, earlier, last night (month, year), yesterday

AT A STATED TIME: In March, in 1995, on July 8                      

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING ADDITION

additionally, also, and, furthermore, in addition, moreover, too, besides, not to mention

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING CONTRAST

but, however, in contradistinction to, as opposed to, nonetheless, on the other hand, yet, conversely, on the contrary, in contrast to, although, nevertheless

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING A CONCESSION

as you probably know, certainly, of course, naturally, no doubt, since, even though, because

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING EMPHASIS

above all, especially, indeed, in fact, in particular, more importantly, certainly, surely, to repeat, it is clear that

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING ILLUSTRATIONS

as a example (illustration), for example, for another example, for instance, in particular, such as, namely, to illustrate, that is

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING QUALIFICATION

maybe, perhaps, possibly

TRANSITION EXPRESSING REASONS

as, because, because of, since, for, a reason for this is

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING STAGES OF THOUGHT

first, second, then, consequently, finally

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING A SUMMARY

and so, in summary, in other words, in short, to summarize, to sum up

TRANSITIONS EXPRESSING A CONCLUSION

therefore, consequently, in conclusion, to conclude, summing up, accordingly, evidently, in closing, thus, then, on the whole, in sum

TRANSITIONS REFERRING TO PREVIOUS WORDS OR THOUGHTS

he, him, his, she, her, hers, its, they, them this, that, these, such

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Read the following ambiguous sentences and clarify them with the use of transitions or additional phrases:

l. It's cool out. I'm going for a walk.

2. It's warm out. I'm going for a walk.

3. Jan is a great person________________she always has a story to tell.

4. John is a great son_________________he lies on occasion.

5. _____go left.___________take an immediate right. __________you will see Pizza Hut.

6. If twenty dogs run after one dog, what time is it? It's twenty _________ one.

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Thought for the day: Tact is the ability not to say what you really think..

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think..

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Trivia for the day: Did you ever wonder why the scale in music is sung, "do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti,do"?

This particular scale was devised by an Italian singing teacher named Guido d'Arezzo. For his notes he used the first syllable of the first six lines of a Latin hymn to St. John. The first six lines were as follows:

Ut queant laxis
Resonare fibris
Mira gestorum
Famuli tuorum
Solve polluti
Labii reatum Sancte Joannes.

The scale, therefore, was originally "ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la."

"Ut" was changed to "do" to make the scales more singable, and the syllables "ti" and "do" were later added at the end to make an octave.