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| '''Transition Words''' | | '''Transition Words''' |
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| [[category:SAT Writing]] | | * this entry supports the [[SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide]] |
| [[category:SAT prep]] | | ** as well as the old paper test [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches|SAT Writing]] section |
| * this entry supports [[SAT Writing]]
| | * "transition words" are sometimes referred to as "linking words" |
| * "transition words" are also 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 == |
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| ** does it support (POSITIVE) | | ** does it support (POSITIVE) |
| ** or does it contradict (NEGATIVE) | | *** including if it indicates a sequence or chronology |
| | ** does it contradict (NEGATIVE) |
| | ** does it move on from or change the topic (NEUTRAL) |
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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''' | | |'''NEUTRAL''' |
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| | explains || contradicts | | | explains || contradicts |
| |compares | | |defers to another idea |
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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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| | follows chronologically or creates a sequence || | | | chronological or creates a sequence || |
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| | at any rate || "well, any way..." | | | at any rate || "well, any way..." |
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| | |better |
| | |"even better", "what's even better" |
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| |by the same token | | |by the same token |
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| | in other words || "explained differently", "in simple terms" | | | in other words || "explained differently", "in simple terms" |
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| | |in particular |
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| | in short || "to summarize", overall | | | in short || "to summarize", overall |
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| | moreover || additionally, as well, furthermore | | | moreover || additionally, as well, furthermore |
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| | |nextly, secondly, thirdly, etc. |
| | |= additional points or examples |
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| | similarly || comparably, correspondingly, likewise | | | similarly || comparably, correspondingly, likewise |
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| | then || after, next, thereafter, thereupon, subsequently | | | then || after, next, thereafter, thereupon, subsequently |
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| | |thereafter |
| | |subsequently, ever since, "as a result of" |
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| | therefore || accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, thus | | | therefore || accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, thus |
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| | to these ends || "for that reason", "in order to [accomplish that]" | | | to these ends / to that end || "for that reason", "in order to [accomplish that] |
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| | |to wit |
| | |more precisely, in other words |
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| | thus || accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, therefore | | | thus || accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, therefore |
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| | |what is |
| | |additionally, furthermore |
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| | |what's more |
| | |technically a noun clause, but used to indicate additional information |
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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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| | |actually |
| | |but, contrarily, etc. |
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| | alternatively || on the other hand, conversely, in contrast | | | alternatively || on the other hand, conversely, in contrast |
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| | on one hand / on the other hand || = suggests a contrast | | | on one hand / on the other hand || = suggests a contrast |
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| | |otherwise |
| | |"apart from that," instead, "if not then...", |
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| | |rather |
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| | regardless || anyway, all the same, despite just the same, nevertheless, still | | | regardless || anyway, all the same, despite just the same, nevertheless, still |
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| | |still |
| | |even so, all the same, nevertheless, regardless, "yes, but" |
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| | though || anyhow, despite, even though, "for all that" | | | though || anyhow, despite, even though, "for all that" |
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| | while || whereas (a contrast) | | | while || whereas (a contrast) |
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| | |worse |
| | |"what is worse...", "even worse" |
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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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| | anyway || whatever, let's move on... | | | anyway || whatever, let's move on... ("anyway" may be a negative or neutral change in subject) |
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| | |granted |
| | |assuming that, even if... (''can be negative, positive or neutral'' ) |
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| | |incendentally |
| | |in another matter, on the side (= unrelated but at the same time) |
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| |meanwhile | | |meanwhile |
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| == Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | | === Chronological Transition Word Translations === |
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| | Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | | | after / afterwards || |
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| | Location or relation|| alongside, beyond, further
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| | 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 | | |before / beforehand |
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| ** [https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_tuts/linking_LL/linking3.html Linking words (rmit.edu.au)]
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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 | | |finally |
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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 | | |lastly |
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| | Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | | |later |
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| | Location or relation|| alongside, beyond, further
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| | Agreement, affirmation, emphasis || and, also, clearly, equally importantly, especially, furthermore, importantly, in fact, indeed, moreover, undoubtedly
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| | Conclusion || all things considered, finally, in conclusion, in general, overall, to summarize, ultimately | | |next |
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| | Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | | |second / secondly |
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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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| | 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 | | |subsequently |
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| | Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | | |then |
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| | Location or relation|| alongside, beyond, further
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| | 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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| ** [https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_tuts/linking_LL/linking3.html Linking words (rmit.edu.au)]
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| | Chronology or sequence|| finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly | | | Chronology or sequence|| ''finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly'' |
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| | Location or relation|| alongside, beyond, further | | | Location or relation|| ''alongside, beyond, further'' |
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| | Example or illustration || for example, for this reason, in other words, in this case, in particular (some are similar to causal transition words) | | | 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 | | | 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, | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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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| |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
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| | 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
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| ** [https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_tuts/linking_LL/linking3.html Linking words (rmit.edu.au)]
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