TIME
First,
…
First
of all, …
Second,
…
Third,
…
Next,
…
Then,
…
After
that, …
Meanwhile,
…
In
the meantime, …
Finally,
…
Last,
…
Last
of all, …
Subsequently,
..
Now,
…
Soon,
…
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before
after
until
when
while
as
soon as
since
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The
first,
The
second
The
third
Another
The
last
The
final
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IMPORTANCE
First,
…
First
of all, …
First
and foremost, …
Second,
…
More
important, …
Most
important, …
More
significant, …
Most
significant, …
Above
all, …
Most
of all, …
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The
first, …
An
additional, …
The
second, …
Another,
…
A
more important,
The
most important, …
The
most significant, …
The
best, …
The
worst, …
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SAME
Also,
…
Besides,
…
Furthermore,
…
In
addition, …
Moreover,
…
Too
…
As
well …
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and
both…and
not
only …
but
also
|
Another
…
A
second …
An
additional …
A
final …
as
well as
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OPPOSITE
However,
…
On
the other hand, …
Nevertheless,
…
Nonetheless,
…
Still,
…
|
but
yet
|
although
even
though
though
|
despite
in
spite of
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EXPLAIN
In
other words, …
In
particular, …
More
specifically, …
That
is, …
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STRONG STATEMENT
Indeed,
…
In
fact, …
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POSSIBILITY
Alternatively,
…
On
the other hand, …
Otherwise,
…
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or
either…or
whether…or
|
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FOR EXAMPLE
For
example, …
For
instance, …
|
such
as …
like
…
an
example of …
to
exemplify …
|
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AN OPINION
According
to, …
In
my opinion, …
In
my view, …
|
to
believe (that)
to
feel (that)
to
think (that)
|
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A REASON
For
this reason, …
|
for
|
because
|
as
a result of …
because
of …
due
to …
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A RESULT
Accordingly,
…
As
a consequence, …
As
a result, …
Consequently,
…
For
this reason, …
For
these reasons, …
Hence,
…
Therefore,
…
Thus,
…
|
so
|
the
cause of …
the
reason for …
to
cause …
to
result in …
to
have an effect on …
to
affect …
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A CONCLUSION
All
in all, …
In
brief, …
In
short, …
In
conclusion, …
To
conclude, …
In
summation, …
In
summary, …
To
summarize, …
To
sum up, …
For
these reasons, …
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SIMILARITY
Likewise,
…
Similarly,
…
Also,
…
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and
both…and
not
only…but also…
neither…nor
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alike…
like…
just
like…
as…
just
as…
as
well…
as
well as…
compared
with…
compared
to…
in
comparison with
in
comparison to...
to
be similar to…
too…
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DIFFERENCES
However,
…
In
contrast, …
Instead,
…
On
the contrary, …
On
the other hand, …
Rather,
…
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instead
of…
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TO EMPHASIZE
Most
important, …
Most
significant, …
Above
all, …
Most
of all, …
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The
most important…
The
most significant…
The
best…
The
worst…
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Transition signals
