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The document provides a list of transitional words and phrases that are commonly used to connect and relate ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. It divides the transitions into categories such as conclusions, time/sequence, compare, emphasize, add information, contrast, and cause/effect. It then provides examples of sentences using transitional words and asks the reader to identify the type of transition being used in each example sentence.

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G8 JOHN (Printing)

The document provides a list of transitional words and phrases that are commonly used to connect and relate ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. It divides the transitions into categories such as conclusions, time/sequence, compare, emphasize, add information, contrast, and cause/effect. It then provides examples of sentences using transitional words and asks the reader to identify the type of transition being used in each example sentence.

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Name: ____________________________________________________ Year & Section: ___________________

TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES SHOWING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN AND


BETWEEN SENTENCES

Transitional words and phrases connect and relate ideas, sentences, and
paragraphs. They assist in the logical flow of ideas as they signal the relationship
between sentences and paragraphs. In prose, the material is supported and
conditioned not only by the ordering of the material (its position) but by connectives
which signal order, relationship and movement.

Some of the more commonly used connectives are listed below. Note especially
how these connections function to develop, relate, connect and move ideas.

Additionally, pronouns act as connectives when they are used to refer to a


noun in the preceding sentences. Repetition of key words and phrases and the use of
synonyms which echo important words both serve to establish connections with
previous sentences.
Task: Sort Them Out!

Look at the words above and write them in the appropriate columns.

Conclusions Time/ Compare


Sequence
Look at the words and divide them into the categories below.

Emphasize Add Information Contrast Cause/Effect

Circle the letter that correctly identifies the nature of the underlined transition in each of the
following sentences.
1. A water main downtown broke this morning, so several businesses had no water for hours.

a. addition b. time c. comparison d. cause and effect

2. Even though most Americans are primarily concerned about AIDS as it exists in the U.S., it
should be remembered that it is now nearly a worldwide disease.

a. addition b. time c. contrast d. comparison

3. Larry will probably be a late bloomer socially, just like his older brothers.

a. time b. contrast c. comparison d. cause and effect

4. There are ways you can make boring tasks more pleasant. For instance, bring a portable radio
and listen to music on the earphones while you work.

a. contrast b. comparison c. illustration/example d. cause and effect

5. The lazy checkout clerk forced the six-pack of cola into the bottom of the bag, tearing it.
Then she shrugged her shoulders and said, “I guess you’ll have to carry the bag from the
bottom.”

a. time b. contrast c. comparison d. illustration/example

6. Science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke correctly predicted that satellites would be used for
communication. Moreover, in 1947 he correctly predicted that 1959 would be the year the first rocket
to the moon was launched.
a. addition b. time c. contrast d. cause and effect

7. Some people in New Jersey built their houses very close to the shoreline.
Consequently, they have had to spend a lot of money trying to protect their property from the sea.

a. addition b. contrast c. illustration/example d. cause and effect

8. Running can make people more aware of their physical surroundings, such as the scent of
honeysuckle or the changing moods of the trees.
a. addition b. contrast c. illustration/example d. cause and effect

9. Residents complain bitterly about potholes in the streets and sloppy trash pick-up, yet these same
people resist paying higher taxes for the improvement of these services.

a. time b. contrast c. comparison d. illustration/example

10.Telephone interviewing allows for a large number of responses in a short time and at relatively low
cost. Moreover, the method permits interviewers to reach respondents at specific times of the day; this is
an important consideration in the study of radio and TV listening habits.

a. addition b. time c. contrast d. comparison

Circle the letter of the word that correctly identifies the appropriate transition word or phrase.
Then underline the kind of transition you have used.

1. __________ the invention of television, people probably spent more of their leisure time
reading.

a. Nevertheless b. Because c. Before

The transition word indicates: addition cause and effect time.

2. If you’re having company for dinner, try to get as much done in advance as possible.
__________, set the table the day before.

a. For instance b. In contrast c. Similarly

The transition word indicates: illustration/example comparison contrast.

3. __________ I’m very allergic to flowers, my boyfriend bought a bouquet of roses.

a. Until b. Because c. Even though

The transition word indicates: time contrast addition.

4. My grandfather loves to say, “You’re as nervous __________ a long-tailed cat in a roomful


of rocking chairs.”
a. after b. as c. as a result

The transition word indicates: cause and effect time comparison.

5. __________ Manny’s car stereo was on full blast, I could see his lips moving, but I had
no idea what he was saying.
a. Moreover b. Because c. Just as

The transition word indicates: comparison addition cause and effect.

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