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'''Transition Words''' | '''Transition Words''' | ||
* this entry supports [[SAT Writing]] | * this entry supports the [[SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide]] | ||
* "transition words" are | ** as well as the old paper test [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches|SAT Writing]] section | ||
* "transition words" are sometimes referred to as "linking words" | |||
** linking words connect thoughts or sentences. | ** linking words connect thoughts or sentences. | ||
* their grammatical forms are | * their grammatical forms are | ||
** conjunctive adverbs | ** '''conjunctive adverbs''' | ||
*** such as ''however, nevertheless, anyway'', etc. | *** such as ''however, nevertheless, anyway'', etc. | ||
** adverbial prepositional phrases | ** '''adverbial prepositional phrases''' | ||
*** such as "at any rate," "in the meantime" | *** such as "at any rate," "in the meantime" | ||
* the key to "transition words" is to think of them as | |||
** combining (conjunctive) ideas (sentence predicates) for | |||
*** chronology | |||
*** contradiction | |||
*** example | |||
*** explanation | |||
*** extension | |||
*** negation | |||
*** sequence | |||
* transition words are a writing technique to move ideas along | |||
== General Characteristic of Transition Words == | == General Characteristic of Transition Words == | ||
*consider: | *consider: | ||