Transition Words/Phrases in Narrative Writing - West Linn-Wilsonville ...

[Pages:1]Transition Words/Phrases in Narrative Writing

Transitional expressions can help tie ideas together. They also help your narrative flow from one paragraph or idea to the other. Try out a few in your paper. Be sure that any transition you use makes sense.

The goal is to make your writing flow smoothly from sentence to sentence.

After As soon as Before started Next Initially Now When Immediately Meanwhile Last Later Since Suddenly As However Whenever Soon

subsequently first

second

once in the meantime later on in the beginning after a while when we finished the last thing just then before long after ___ minutes when we were done right after in an instant then

at first it began

it

after that during at the end at last pretty soon soon after lastly

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