Transition
Words and Phrases
Sequence:
again, also, and, and then,
besides, finally, first...second...third, furthermore, last, moreover,
next, still, too, the next step, this takes us to Time:
after a bit, after a few days,
after a while, afterward, as long as, as soon as, at last, at length, at
that time, before, earlier, immediately, in the meantime, in the past,
lately, later, meanwhile, now, presently, shortly, simultaneously,
since, so far, soon, then, thereafter, until, when, in a little while,
afterward, by this time Comparison:
again, also, in the same way,
likewise, once more, similarly, by the way Contrast:
although, but, despite, even
though, however, in contrast, in spite of, instead, nevertheless,
nonetheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the one hand...on the
other hand, regardless, still, though, yet Examples:
after all, even, for example,
for instance, indeed, in fact, of course, specifically, such as, the
following example, to illustrate, to illustrate this point Cause and
Effect: accordingly, as a result,
because, consequently, for this purpose, hence, so, then, therefore,
thereupon, thus, to this end, as you can imagine Place:
above, adjacent to, below,
beyond, closer to, elsewhere, far, farther on, here, near, nearby,
opposite to, there, to the left, to the right Concession:
although it is true that,
granted that, I admit that, it may appear that, naturally, of course, as
a result Summary,
Repetition, or Conclusion: as
a result, as has been noted, as I have said, as we have seen, as
mentioned earlier, in any event, in conclusion, in other words, in
short, on the whole, therefore, to summarize, all in all, consequently,
from now on, in closing, simply stated, to sum up my thoughts, when all
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