This document provides examples of transitional words and phrases used to link ideas and show relationships between sentences, paragraphs, and concepts. It categorizes transitional elements into groups such as addition, consequence, summarizing, generalization, restatement, contrast and comparison, sequence, illustration, similarity, and direction. Examples are given to demonstrate how transitional words and phrases can be used to tie ideas together within and across sentences.

1. Transitional Words &Transitional Words &
PhrasesPhrases

2. Transitional WordsTransitional Words
 Special words help show how ideas areSpecial words help show how ideas are
related.related.
 They tie one idea to anotherThey tie one idea to another
 They tie one sentence to anotherThey tie one sentence to another
 They tie one paragraph to anotherThey tie one paragraph to another

3. AdditionAddition
 AlsoAlso
 BesidesBesides
 FurthermoreFurthermore
 In additionIn addition
 MoreoverMoreover
 AgainAgain

4. AdditionAddition
 For today’s assignment, you will needFor today’s assignment, you will need
your journalyour journal in additionin addition to the calendarto the calendar
on your computer.on your computer.
 For today’s assignment, you will needFor today’s assignment, you will need
the calendar on your computer.the calendar on your computer. InIn
additionaddition, your journal will provide further, your journal will provide further
instructions.instructions.

5. ConsequenceConsequence
 AccordinglyAccordingly
 As a resultAs a result
 ConsequentlyConsequently
 HenceHence
 OtherwiseOtherwise
 So thenSo then
 ThereforeTherefore
 ThusThus
 ThereuponThereupon

6. ConsequenceConsequence
 She was preparing to clean the desk, andShe was preparing to clean the desk, and
subsequentlysubsequently realized she had no soap.realized she had no soap.
 She was cleaning the desk with a strongShe was cleaning the desk with a strong
cleaner.cleaner. As a resultAs a result, she burned her, she burned her
hands with the chemicals.hands with the chemicals.

7. SummarizingSummarizing
 After allAfter all In briefIn brief
 All in allAll in all In shortIn short
 To summarizeTo summarize FinallyFinally
 BrieflyBriefly On the wholeOn the whole
 By and largeBy and large In summaryIn summary
 In any caseIn any case In conclusionIn conclusion
 In any eventIn any event To sum upTo sum up
 In the final analysisIn the final analysis In the long runIn the long run
 All things consideredAll things considered On balanceOn balance

8. SummarizingSummarizing
 The song has interesting lyrics and aThe song has interesting lyrics and a
great beat.great beat. On the wholeOn the whole, I would, I would
recommend it to everyone.recommend it to everyone.

9. GeneralizingGeneralizing
 As a ruleAs a rule
 As usualAs usual
 For the most partFor the most part
 Generally speakingGenerally speaking
 OrdinarilyOrdinarily
 UsuallyUsually
 GenerallyGenerally

10. GeneralizingGeneralizing
 OrdinarilyOrdinarily, a 4x4 relay race involves four, a 4x4 relay race involves four
people and a baton.people and a baton.
 Even though I only work 8 months out ofEven though I only work 8 months out of
the year,the year, as a ruleas a rule I vacation everyI vacation every
summer.summer.

11. RestatementRestatement
 In essenceIn essence
 In other wordsIn other words
 NamelyNamely
 That isThat is
 That is to sayThat is to say
 In shortIn short
 In briefIn brief
 To put it differentlyTo put it differently

12. RestatementRestatement
 Good parties require good organization.Good parties require good organization.
In other wordsIn other words, we needed different, we needed different
committees to oversee differentcommittees to oversee different
activities.activities.
 She likes athletic boys;She likes athletic boys; to put itto put it
differentlydifferently, she likes basketball players., she likes basketball players.

13. Contrast and ComparisonContrast and Comparison
 ContrastContrast RatherRather
 By the same tokenBy the same token ConverselyConversely
 SimiliarlySimiliarly YetYet
 InsteadInstead ButBut
 LikewiseLikewise HoweverHowever
 On one handOn one hand StillStill
 On the other handOn the other hand NeverthelessNevertheless
 On the contraryOn the contrary In contrastIn contrast

14. Contrast and ComparisonContrast and Comparison
 Shelia forgot the food for the party.Shelia forgot the food for the party. OnOn
the other handthe other hand, she hired a great speaker, she hired a great speaker
that entertained the crowd for hours.that entertained the crowd for hours.

15. SequenceSequence
 At firstAt first In timeIn time
 First of allFirst of all In turnIn turn
 To begin withTo begin with Later onLater on
 In the first placeIn the first place MeanwhileMeanwhile
 At the same timeAt the same time NextNext
 For nowFor now ThenThen
 For the time beingFor the time being SoonSoon
 The next stepThe next step The meantimeThe meantime
 LaterLater WhileWhile
 EarlierEarlier SimultaneouslySimultaneously
 AfterwardAfterward In conclusionIn conclusion

16. SequenceSequence
 To begin withTo begin with, the snowy weather, the snowy weather
prevented many people from attendingprevented many people from attending
the party.the party.
 I will be cooking the food andI will be cooking the food and
simultaneouslysimultaneously cleaning the kitchen.cleaning the kitchen.

17. IllustrationIllustration
 For exampleFor example
 For instanceFor instance
 For one thingFor one thing

18. IllustrationIllustration
 The girls were discussing the color ofThe girls were discussing the color of
Susie’s prom dress.Susie’s prom dress. For one thingFor one thing, it was, it was
too bright.too bright.
 For instanceFor instance, I do not like seafood., I do not like seafood.

19. SimilaritySimilarity
 LikewiseLikewise
 SimilarSimilar
 MoreoverMoreover
 TogetherTogether
 Coupled withCoupled with
 CorrespondinglyCorrespondingly

20. SimilaritySimilarity
 Snow days extended this week’s lesson.Snow days extended this week’s lesson.
CorrespondinglyCorrespondingly, students had more, students had more
time to finish their homework.time to finish their homework.

21. DirectionDirection
 HereHere AboveAbove
 ThereThere To the leftTo the left
 Over thereOver there To the rightTo the right
 BeyondBeyond In the distanceIn the distance
 NearlyNearly
 OppositeOpposite
 UnderUnder

22. DirectionDirection
 To the leftTo the left, there were many people, there were many people
waiting for John Cena’s arrival.waiting for John Cena’s arrival.
 The crowd grew impatient waiting forThe crowd grew impatient waiting for
Larry Fitzgerald’s arrival, whileLarry Fitzgerald’s arrival, while in thein the
distancedistance they didn’t see him coming.they didn’t see him coming.