Transitions: Common linking words and phrases that show ...



Transitions: Common linking words and phrases that show relationships between two or more ideas. Some can indicate more than one relationship.

Transitions #1

Transition Activity: Hey, my hands feel tingly. (

Transitions: Common linking words and phrases that show relationships between two or more ideas. Some can indicate more than one relationship.

Directions: Write five sentences using the following transition words.

Example: The gregarious freshman welcomed the new student to Heritage High School; furthermore, others students decided to befriend him.

1. However

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2. Moreover

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3. Henceforth

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4. Furthermore

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5. Therefore

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Counter Argument Transitions #2

Counter Argument Transition Activity: Hey, Old Chap! (

Transitions: Common linking words and phrases that show relationships between two or more ideas. Some can indicate more than one relationship.

-Make a statemtent (s)!

- Counter the statement using the mnemonic device.

Example:

Many people advise you to learn from the past and apply those memories so that you can effectively succeed by avoiding repeating your past mistakes. On the other hand, people who get too caught up with the past are unable to move on to the future. (SAT Essay Sample)

1. However

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2. On the other hand

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3. Contrastingly

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(Created by M. Buckley 9/4/12)

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Indicating Result:

Thus

Consequently

Hence

Henceforth

Accordingly

Therefore

So

Indicating Purpose:

For the purpose of

With this in mind

With this in view

Indicating Example:

For example

To illustrate

For instance

Indicating Emphasis:

Indeed

Truly

Of course

Certainly

Surely

In fact

Really

In truth

Above all

Indicating Addition:

And

In addition

Furthermore

Moreover

Besides

Then

Too

Also

Another

Equally important

Not so obvious

First, second

Again

Further

Not only…but also

Both…and

As well as

Indicating Exclusion:

Neither…nor

All except

All but

Not that

But not

Indicating Details:

Specifically

Especially

In particular

To list

To enumerate

In detail

Namely

Including

Indicating Condition:

If

Whether

Indicating Alternatives:

Or

Either…or

Whether…or

Indicating Similarity

Similarly

Likewise

In like fashion

Indicating Contrast:

On the contrary

However

By way of contrast

On the other hand

Contrastingly

Notwithstanding

But

Nevertheless

In spite of

In contrast

Still

Yet

Indicating Concession

Although

At any rate

At least

Still

Though

Even though

Hey, my hands feel tingly!

Name ______________

Buckley/Ford

English 11 Period______

Date __________________

Hey, Old Chap!

Name ______________

Buckley/Ford

English 11 Period______

Date __________________

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