The document discusses transitions and their importance in writing. Transitions are words or phrases that connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, serving as a bridge between concepts. They help create unity and flow within and between paragraphs so that a paper's ideas progress smoothly. While transitions aid organization, using too many can confuse readers. Transitions are especially useful between paragraphs to link broader thoughts. The document provides examples of different types of transitions for elaborating, concluding, showing chronology, making comparisons, and contrasting ideas.

1. Transitions

2. Transitions are:
 words or phrases that connect
ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
 like a bridge filling in the gap from one
idea to another.
 Important for organized writing.

3. Transitions help:
 create unity in a piece of writing.
 paragraphs work together
 continue an idea, indicate a contrast or
sum up a thought.
 papers flow from thought to thought.

4. When to use…
 Too many transitions can be confusing.
You don’t need one between every idea or
sentence, but it is a good idea to use
transitions between paragraphs.

5. Transitions for elaborating or
continuing thoughts
 consequently  in light of
 clearly  it is easy to see
 furthermore  with this in mind
 and  along with
 because  in other words
 besides  for this reason
 in the same way  specifically
 truly  to emphasize
 also  for example
 for instance  in this case
 most importantly

6. General use/new paragraph
transitions
 admittedly  undoubtedly
 granted  unquestionably
 certainly  generally speaking
 no doubt  in general
 obviously  in this situation
 of course
 to be sure
 true

7. Transitions for a conclusion/final
point
 therefore
 in final analysis
 in conclusion
 in short
 all in all
 finally
 in summary
 lastly

8. Transitions for showing time or
chronological events
 First  After
 Second  Afterwards
 Third  As soon as
 Finally  Before
 Furthermore  Before long
 In the first place  Finally
 Additionally  In the meantime
 Lastly  Later
 Then  Meanwhile
 Soon  Next

9. Transitions for making comparisons
 in the same way
 like
 likewise
 also
 similarly
 just as

10. Transitions for contrasting or
showing a change in reasoning
 Although  however
 Even so  but
 Nevertheless  yet
 Still  contrary to
 As opposed to
 Even though
 On the contrary
 However
 On the other hand