Learning English Grammar

Transitions

Transitions
- are words and phrases that show relationships between ideas and between grammatical structures

- clarify the relationships among ideas in a paragraph

- use Wh- words and other subordinating conjunction between independent and dependent clauses

- use coordinating conjunctions and interrupters between independent clauses and between sentences.

- use personal pronouns and determiners carefully and correctly (be sure that all personal pronouns have clear antecedents

Transition Within a Sentence
- use adverbs, conjunctions and preposition to show the relationship between ideas.

Transition Between Sentences
- use adverbs and conjunctions and preposition to show the relationship between ideas in separate sentences

-use a personal pronoun only when its antecedent is no farther away than the sentence before the one you are writing.

Transition Between Paragraphs
-  use adverbs and conjunction to show the relationship between ideas in one paragraph and the next paragraph

- do not use a personal pronoun if its antecedent is in another paragraph, but repeat the noun it stands for.

           Good transitions give writing coherence or unity. Transitions are the glue that holds a composition together.

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Transitional Devices

Addition
and
again
also
besides
equally important
first, second, etc
further
furthermore
in addition
moreover
next
nor
or

Result
accordingly
as a result
consequently
for this season
hence
in short
then
therefore
thus
truly

Comparison
in that same way
likewise
similarity

Concession
although this maybe true
afterall
I admit
naturally
of course

Contrast
after all
but
however
nevertheless
on the other hand

Emphasis
in particular
specifically

Example
for example
for instance
in this manner
that is

Passage of Time
after a short time
presently
soon
temporarily
thereupon
until
while

Place
above
adjacent to
below
beside
beyond
in the distance
later
on the opposite side
opposite to
shortly
since
there

Purpose
for this reason
to this end
with this purpose

Sequence
First
Next
Then
Finally

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