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'''Transition Words''' | '''Transition Words''' | ||
[[ | * this entry supports the [[SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide]] | ||
[[ | ** 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" | |||
* "transition words" are | |||
** 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: | |||
** 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) | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;" | ||
|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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| 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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|otherwise | |otherwise | ||
|"apart from that," instead, "if not then...", | |"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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| style="width: 25%" cell | '''TRANSITION WORD''' || style="width: 50%" cell |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | | style="width: 25%" cell | '''TRANSITION WORD''' || style="width: 50%" cell |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| anyway || whatever, let's move on... | | anyway || whatever, let's move on... ("anyway" may be a negative or neutral change in subject) | ||
|- | |||
|granted | |||
|assuming that, even if... (''can be negative, positive or neutral'' ) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|incendentally | |incendentally | ||
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|whatever | |whatever | ||
|as in "nevermind that," "anyway" ... defers the idea | |as in "nevermind that," "anyway" ... defers the idea | ||
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=== Chronological Transition Word Translations === | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;" | |||
| style="width: 25%" cell | '''TRANSITION WORD''' || style="width: 50%" cell |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | |||
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| after / afterwards || | |||
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|before / beforehand | |||
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|earlier | |||
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|finally | |||
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|first / firstly | |||
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|lastly | |||
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|later | |||
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|next | |||
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|second / secondly | |||
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|subsequently | |||
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|then | |||
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|} | |} | ||
== Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | == Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | ||
Other ways of thinking about transition words include: | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | [[Category:SAT Writing]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;" | ||
|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 80%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | ||
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| Chronology or sequence|| ''finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly'' | | Chronology or sequence|| ''finally, meanwhile, next, suddenly'' | ||
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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'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Conclusion || ''all things considered, finally, in conclusion, in general, overall, to summarize, ultimately'' | | Conclusion || ''all things considered, finally, in conclusion, in general, overall, to summarize, ultimately'' | ||
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[[Category:SAT Reading]] | |||
[[Category:SAT verbal]] | |||
[[Category:SAT | [[Category:SAT digital test]] | ||