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|cell style="width: 50%" | '''POSITIVE''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''NEGATIVE''' | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''POSITIVE''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''NEGATIVE''' | ||
|'''NEUTRAL''' | |||
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| expands || contrasts | | expands || contrasts | ||
|adds side-information | |||
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| explains || contradicts | | explains || contradicts | ||
|compares | |||
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| restates || states an opposite | | restates || states an opposite | ||
|defers | |||
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| adds information|| offers alternative | | adds information|| offers alternative | ||
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|gives example|| Says "yes... but" | |gives example|| Says "yes... but" | ||
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|compares|| | |compares|| | ||
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| draws a conclusion from || | | draws a conclusion from || | ||
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| follows chronologically or creates a sequence || | | follows chronologically or creates a sequence || | ||
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| At any rate || "well, any way..." | | At any rate || "well, any way..." | ||
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|By the same token | |||
|in the same way, for the same reasons | |||
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| Consequently || Accordingly, as a result, correspondingly, hence, therefore | | Consequently || Accordingly, as a result, correspondingly, hence, therefore | ||
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| Yet || although, even so, however, just the same, in spite of, nevertheless, nonetheless, still | | Yet || although, even so, however, just the same, in spite of, nevertheless, nonetheless, still | ||
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== Negative Transition Word Translations == | |||
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| style="width: 25%" cell | '''TRANSITION WORD''' || style="width: 50%" cell |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | |||
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| anyway || whatever, let's move on... | |||
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| no matter || as in "doesn't matter" | |||
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|whatever | |||
|as in "nevermind that," "anyway" ... defers the idea | |||
|} | |} | ||
== Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | == Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | ||
s of Transition Words == | |||
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|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | |||
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| Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | |||
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| Location or relation|| alongside, beyond, further | |||
|- | |||
| Example or illustration || for example, for this reason, in other words, in this case, in particular (some are similar to causal transition words) | |||
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| Agreement, affirmation, emphasis || and, also, clearly, equally importantly, especially, furthermore, importantly, in fact, indeed, moreover, undoubtedly | |||
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| Comparison: positive (similarity) || as well, likewise, similarly, | |||
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| Comparison: negative (contrast, contradiction) || despite, even though, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, while, yet | |||
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| Cause, purpose, intention || because of, in order to, since | |||
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| Effect or result || accordingly, as a result, consequently, due to, for the purpose of, hence, in order to, owing to, since, so, therefore | |||
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| Conclusion || all things considered, finally, in conclusion, in general, overall, to summarize, ultimately | |||
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* See also | |||
** [https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_tuts/linking_LL/linking3.html Linking words (rmit.edu.au)] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
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|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | ||