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|cell style="width: 25%"| '''TRANSITION WORD''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | |cell style="width: 25%"| '''TRANSITION WORD''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | ||
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| Accordingly || as a result, consequently, hence, therefore, thus; may also mean "correspondingly" | | Accordingly || as a result, consequently, hence, therefore, thus; may also mean "correspondingly" or "for this reason" | ||
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| Additionally / In addition / In addition to / additionally || also, as well, furthermore, moreover | | Additionally / In addition / In addition to / additionally || also, as well, furthermore, moreover | ||
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| In fact || "as a matter of fact", "that is to say" | | In fact || "as a matter of fact", "that is to say" | ||
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| In other words || "explained differently" | | In other words || "explained differently", "in simple terms" | ||
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| In short || "to summarize", overall | | In short || "to summarize", overall | ||
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== Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | == Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | ||
s of Transition Words == | s of Transition Words == | ||
s of Transition Words == | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;" | |||
|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | |||
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| Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | |||
|- | |||
| 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) | |||
|- | |||
| Agreement, affirmation, emphasis || and, also, clearly, equally importantly, especially, furthermore, importantly, in fact, indeed, moreover, undoubtedly | |||
|- | |||
| Comparison: positive (similarity) || as well, likewise, similarly, | |||
|- | |||
| Comparison: negative (contrast, contradiction) || despite, even though, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, while, yet | |||
|- | |||
| Cause, purpose, intention || because of, in order to, since | |||
|- | |||
| 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 | |||
|- |} | |||
* 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]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;" | |||
|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | |||
|- | |||
| Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | |||
|- | |||
| 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) | |||
|- | |||
| Agreement, affirmation, emphasis || and, also, clearly, equally importantly, especially, furthermore, importantly, in fact, indeed, moreover, undoubtedly | |||
|- | |||
| Comparison: positive (similarity) || as well, likewise, similarly, | |||
|- | |||
| Comparison: negative (contrast, contradiction) || despite, even though, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, while, yet | |||
|- | |||
| Cause, purpose, intention || because of, in order to, since | |||
|- | |||
| Effect or result || accordingly, as a result, consequently, due to, for the purpose of, hence, in order to, owing to, since, so, therefore | |||
|- | |||
| Conclusion || all things considered, finally, in conclusion, in general, overall, to summarize, ultimately | |||
|- |} | |||
* 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]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;" | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;" | ||
|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' |