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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: | ||
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** does it move on from or change the topic (NEUTRAL) | ** 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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|} | |} | ||
== Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | == Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | ||
Other ways of thinking about transition words include: | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;" | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 80%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | ||
|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 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 verbal]] | |||
[[Category:SAT | [[Category:SAT digital test]] | ||
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