Transitional Word Chart |
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1. Addition |
and or |
2. Time |
while after when meanwhile during next then in the past immediately later soon in the meantime afterwards following at length after a few days never always whenever sometimes now once simultaneously |
3. Place |
here there nearby beyond wherever opposite to adjacent to neighboring on bordering |
4. Examples |
for example for instance |
5. Similarity |
in the same way by the same token similarly in like manner likewise in similar fashion |
6. Contrast |
on the contrary in contrast nevertheless but at the same time although that may be true nonetheless on the other hand yet and yet notwithstanding otherwise however after all though despite this fact |
7. Clarification |
that is to say in other words to put it another way to explain to clarify to rephrase it i.e. (means "in other words") still conversely instead even so for all that namely |
8. Cause |
because on account of 'for that reason due to the fact that |
9. Effect |
therefore consequently as a result |
10. Purpose |
thus hence accordingly in order to for this purpose |
11. Qualification |
so that to that end |
12.Intensification |
indeed to repeat by all means undoubtedly to be sure true |
13. Summary |
to summarize in sum in short to sum up in brief in summary |
14. Conclusion |
"to conclude in conclusion finally 'therefore thus it is now obvious that with this object with that in mind thereupon then so on the whole as I have said |
15. Concession |
admittedly granted it is true to be sure almost nearly probably perhaps maybe although in fact without doubt doubtlessly obviously unquestionably inescapably certainly surely of course nobody denies clearly even though in a manner of speaking to be more precise of course needless to say |
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