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Transitional Devices Part 2

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You've listed comprehensive transitional devices.

I'll provide notes and explanations in simple


terms.

What are Transitional Devices?

Transitional devices, also known as transition words or phrases, connect ideas, sentences, or
paragraphs in writing or speech. They help:

1. Link ideas logically


2. Show relationships between ideas
3. Improve coherence and clarity
4. Guide readers through text

Transitional Devices Categories:

1. To Add

- Again
- Additionally
- Besides
- Equally important
- Finally
- Further
- Furthermore
- In addition
- Moreover
- Next
- Nor
- Then
- What's more

Example: "I love reading books. Additionally, I enjoy writing stories."

2. To Compare

- But
- Yet
- On the other hand
- However
- Nevertheless
- By comparison
- Where
- Compare to
- Up against
- Balanced against
- Conversely
- Meanwhile
- After all
- In contrast

Example: "I wanted to go to the beach, but it was raining."

3. To Show Exception

- Yet
- Still
- However
- Despite
- Never
- Once in a while
- Sometimes
- Although
- Conversely

Example: "I'm tired, yet I'll finish this project."

4. To Show Time

- Immediately
- Thereafter
- Soon
- After
- A few hours
- Finally
- Then
- Later
- Previously
- Formally
- First, second, etc.

Example: "I'll meet you soon after lunch."

5. To Repeat/Emphasize

- In brief
- As I have said
- As I have noted
- Definitely
- Extremely
- Obviously
- Indeed
- In any case
- Absolutely
- Positively
- Naturally

Example: "I'm excited, obviously, about the concert."

6. To Show Sequence

- First
- Second
- Third
- Next
- Then
- Following
- Afterwards
- Subsequently
- Finally
- Previously
- Before this

Example: "First, we'll discuss the plan. Then, we'll implement it."

7. To Give an Example

- For example
- For instance
- In this case
- On this occasion
- In another case
- Take the case of
- To demonstrate
- To illustrate
- As an illustration

Example: "Many cities have effective public transport. For example, Tokyo's subway."

8. To Summarize/Conclude

- In conclusion
- To summarize
- Finally
- In the end
- Ultimately
- In brief
- To put it briefly

Example: "In conclusion, regular exercise improves health."

Difference between Conjunctions and Transitional words

Conjunctions

- Connect words in a sentence


- Examples: and, but, or
- Used to join two equal ideas

Example: "I like reading books and watching movies."

Transitional Devices

- Connect sentences or paragraphs


- Examples: however, furthermore, meanwhile
- Used to show relationships between ideas

Example:

"I like reading books. Furthermore, I enjoy watching movies."

Think of it like building blocks:

Conjunctions connect individual blocks (words).


Transitional devices connect groups of blocks (sentences).

Try this:

1. Write two sentences.


2. Use a conjunction (and, but, or) to join words within one sentence.
3. Use a transitional device (however, furthermore) to connect the two sentences.
Good luck

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