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* Transition words are also 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 grammitical forms are | |||
** conjunctive adverbs | |||
*** such as ''however, nevertheless, anyway'', etc. | |||
** adverbial prepositional phrases | |||
*** such as "at any rate," "in the meantime" | |||
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| anyway || whatever, let's move on... | | anyway || whatever, let's move on... | ||
|- | |||
|meanwhile | |||
|as in "something else is happening..." | |||
|- | |- | ||
| no matter || as in "doesn't matter" | | no matter || as in "doesn't matter" | ||
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== Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | == Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | ||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
ns of Transition Words == | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | [[Category:SAT Writing]] | ||
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[[Category:SAT Writing]] | [[Category:SAT Writing]] | ||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
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|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]] | |||
onsidered, 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%;" | |||
|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]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
[[Category:SAT Writing]] | |||
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[[Category:SAT Writing]] | [[Category:SAT Writing]] | ||
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