Essay Writing: Transitions & Connectives

Transitions & Connectives

Words and phrases that connect and make logical transitions between sentences, paragraphs, and sections of a paper generally do so in at least eight different ways:

1. To support, add or continue:

Besides Also Too In addition Last

First Second Third Next Finally

Further Another Moreover Again Similarly

Furthermore Likewise In a like manner In the same way Equally important

2. To compare and contrast:

Also And All are Like Both Besides But

Just as Likewise Although Similar(ly) As well as The same as While

In the same manner Have in common In a like manner Whether or not On the other hand As opposed to Nevertheless

Unlike Compared to Contrasting Conversely Yet Instead Whereas

In spite of In contrast However Even though Rather than On the contrary Despite

3. To introduce details or exemplify:

For example In fact For instance In any event

As evidence In support of Such as To illustrate

In this case As stated in / by According to As a result

In any case

4. To show cause and effect:

Since Because of Due to Therefore Caused by

Thus To this end As a result (of ) Hence For this reason

This results in Consequently Accordingly In effect Leads to

Brought about Made possible As might be expected Was responsible for If ... then

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5. To counter:

Obviously many people believe... Evidently others feel... Clearly, opponents maintain... Surely most want... Even though some people support... Although citizens argue... Society favors ... The (This) idea deserves some merit...

countering transitions:

But Yet However In contrast It's unlikely that I question On the contrary Nevertheless

6. To indicate order, sequence or importance:

First Second (etc.) Sooner or later In the first place

Moreover Meanwhile Later Next

At the same time Most important For one reason To begin with

Finally Last of all Meanwhile Presently

Lastly Of greater (est)

importance

7. To show chronological order:

After Finally Since At last When

Earlier Next At first Until During

Later As soon as Soon Formerly Meanwhile

While Then Before Afterward First

In the meantime Moments later At the same time In the beginning (end)

8. To conclude:

As noted above In other words To be sure In short

Undoubtedly Obviously In any event In any case

Unquestionably Without question Without a doubt On the whole

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