Monday, January 14, 2013

Writing - Transition Words

Addition / Similarity

1. in the first place
2. not only...but also
3. as a matter of fact
4. in addition
5. first, second, third, etc
6. in the light of
7. again
8. and
9. also
10. equally
11. uniquely
12. identically
13. like
14. as
15. to
16. moreover
17. as well as
18. together with
19. of course
20. likewise
21. comparatively
22. correspondingly
23. similarly
24. same as
25. furthermore
26. additionally

Contradiction / Opposition

1. although
2. in contrast
3. different from
4. on the other hand
5. on the contrary
6. at the same time
7. in spite of
8. even so / though
9. then again
10. above all
11. in reality
12. but
13. unlike
14. or
15. yet
16. while
17. albeit
18. besides
19. instead
20. whereas
21. despite
22. conversely
23. otherwise
24. however
25. rather
26. nevertheless
27. regardless
28. notwithstanding

Cause / Condition

1. in the event that
2. as / so long as
3. on (the) condition (that)
4. for the purpose of
5. with this intention
6. with this in mind
7. to the end that
8. for fear that
9. in order to
10. in view of
11. if
12. unless
13. when
14. whenever
15. since
16. while
17. because of
18. as
19. lest
20. in case
21. provided that
22. given that
23. so that
24. even if
25. so as to
26. owing to
27. due to

Effect / Result

1. as a result
2. under those circumstances
3. in that case
4. for this reason
5. thus
6. because the
7. consequently
8. hence
9. therefore
10. thereupon
11. forthwith
12. accordingly
13. henceforth

Example

1. for example
2. for instance
3. in particular
4. in this case
5. namely
6. to illustrate
7. specifically

Emphasis

1. most important
2. least important
3. most of all
4. least of all
5. best of all
6. worst of all
7. chiefly
8. especially
9. mainly
10. ultimately
11. significantly
12. primarily

Chronology / Time

1. at the present time
2. from (time) to (time)
3. sooner or later
4. at the same time
5. to begin with
6. in due time
7. until now
8. as soon as
9. in the meantime
10. all of a sudden
11. in the first place
12. at this instant
13. immediately
14. quickly
15. finally
16. after
17. later
18. last
19. until
20. since
21. then
22. before
23. hence
24. when
25. once
26. about
27. next
28. now
29. formerly
30. suddenly
31. shortly
32. henceforth
33. eventually
34. meanwhile
35. further
36. first, second, ...
37. prior to
38. straightaway
39. instantly
40. occasionally
41. presently

Location / Place

1. in the middle
2. to the left/right
3. in front of
4. on the side of
5. in the distance
6. in the foreground
7. in the center of
8. adjacent to
9. opposite to
10. here
11. there
12. next
13. where
14. from
15. over
16. near
17. above
18. below
19. down
20. up
21. under
22. further
23. nearby
24. beyond
25. wherever
26. around
27. between
28. before
29. alongside
30. amid
31. among
32. beneath
33. beside
34. behind
35. across

Summary

1. as can be seen
2. as shown above
3. given these points
4. for the most part
5. after all
6. in fact
7. in summary
8. in conclusion (passe)
9. in short
10. in brief
11. to summarize
12. overall
13. ordinarilly
14. on the whole
15. to sum up
16. all in all
17. altogether
18. clearly
19. in other words
20. to simplify
21. ultimately