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*** such as "at any rate," "in the meantime" | *** such as "at any rate," "in the meantime" | ||
== 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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=== Chronological Transition Word Translations === | === Chronological Transition Word Translations === | ||
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== Alternative Categorizations of Transition Words == | |||
s of Transition Words == | |||
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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'' | |||
|- | |||
| 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]] | |||
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|cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | |cell style="width: 50%" | '''CATEGORY ''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''EXAMPLES''' | ||