Transition Words OR Linking words

Transition Words:

What are transitions or linking words    and how are they used?

Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences, so that people can follow your ideas.

• transitions are phrases or words used to connect one idea to the next
• transitions are used by the author to help the reader progress from one significant idea to the next
• transitions also show the relationship within a paragraph (or within a sentence) between the main idea and the support the author gives for those ideas
• different transitions do different things....

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Transitions may be "Additive," "Adversative," "Causal," or "Sequential."

Additive Transitions Addition Introduction Reference Similarity Identification Clarification

Adversative Transitions Conflict Emphasis Concession Dismissal Replacement

Causal (not casual) Transitions Cause/Reason Effect/Result Purpose Consequence

Sequential Transitions Numerical Continuation Conclusion Digression Resumption Summation

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