Transition Words / Text Structure Signals



Transition Words / Text Structure Signals

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ENUMERATION

to begin with

first

secondly

next

then

finally

most important

also

in fact

for instance

for example

an instance

at this

last

TIME ORDER / CHRONOLOGICAL / SEQUENCE

[pic]on (date)

not long after

now

as

as soon as

before

after

when

afterward

when

before

following

during

immediately

next

preceding

following

initially

meanwhile

COMPARISON – CONTRAST

however

but

as well as

on the other hand

not only … but also

either … or

while

just as … so too

although

unless

similarly

yet

even though

compared with

still

as opposed to

likewise

in the same way

different from

CAUSE – EFFECT

because

since

therefore

consequently

subsequently

this let to

so that

nevertheless

accordingly

if … then

thus

accordingly

for this reason

in order to

next

effects of

so that

when … then

hence

may be caused by

DESCRIPTION

alone

between

looks like

outside

under

across

behind

down

near

over

along

below

in back of

on top of

such as

appears to be

beside

in front of

out

to the left / right

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