Connectives & Transitional Phrases – Where in the World Am I



Connectives & Transitional Phrases – Where in the World Am I?

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|Logical | |

|Relationships: | |

|To introduce another item in a series or sequence |first, second, in the second place; next; then; furthermore; moreover; in |

| |addition; finally; last; also; similarly; besides, and; as well as |

|To introduce an illustration or other specification |in particular; specifically; for instance; for example, that is, namely |

|To introduce a result or a cause |consequently; as a result; accordingly; thus; so; therefore; then; because; |

| |since; for |

|To introduce a conclusion or summary |in conclusion; finally; evidently; clearly; actually; to sum up; altogether; |

| |of course |

|To introduce an opposing point |but; however; yet; nevertheless; on the contrary; on the other hand; in |

| |contrast; still; neither; nor |

|To introduce a concession to an opposing view |certainly; naturally; of course; it is true; to be sure; granted |

|To resume the original line of reasoning after a |nonetheless; all the same; even though; still; nevertheless |

|concession | |

|TEMPORAL | |

|RELATIONSHIPS: | |

|To indicate |frequently; often; occasionally; now and then |

|frequency | |

|To indicate |during; briefly; for a long time; while |

|duration | |

|To indicate a |now; then; at that time; last Sunday; when |

|particular time | |

|To indicate the beginning |at first, in the beginning; since; before then |

|To indicate |in the meantime; meanwhile; at that moment; at the same time; simultaneously; |

|the middle |next; then |

|To indicate |eventually; finally; at last; in the end; subsequently; later; afterward |

|the end and beyond | |

|SPATIAL | |

|RELATIONSHIPS: | |

|To indicate |close to; near; next to; alongside; adjacent to; facing |

|closeness | |

|To indicate |in the distance; far; beyond; away |

|distance | |

|To indicate |up/down; sideways; along; across; to the right/left; in front of; behind; |

|direction |above/below; inside/outside; toward/away from |

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