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Transitions and Connectors are essential to help guide the reader from point to
point within essays. Please refer to one-page document,
Transitions and Connectors
(will open in new window). If you have not yet downloaded and printed
this PDF file, please do it now. As discussed previously, transitions and
connectors show relationships between ideas and help guide the reader from point
to point within the ideas in essays. In this sense, transitions and
connectors are much like road signs along the road that help guide the traveler
from point to point on strange highways. In both instances, whether
navigating the ideas in an essay or driving to an unknown destination, the
reader and traveler will both appreciate the guidance that that transitions and
connectors and road signs provide. The Transitions and Connectors document
(which you should have already downloaded and printed) and the chart below show
various types of transitions and connectors:
| Connectors |
Contrast |
Emphasis |
Addition |
Time Showing Chronology |
Therefore
Similarly
Hence
Then
Consequently
Also
Thus |
However
Otherwise
Instead of
But
Yet
On the other hand
Although
Even though
In contrast to (with)
On the contrary
Still |
Keep in mind
Remember
Most important
The best thing
The basic reason
The chief factor
Special attention...
goes to
should be paid to |
First of all
Another reason is
In addition
Also
Moreover
The most important reason is
Finally
For example
This means that
Equally important |
When I was five years old
As a little girl
When I grew older
As a university student
As an adult |
Obviously, to do well on the first quiz, it will be necessary to at least
know the definitions of the transitions and connectors. That is, at
least be sure to know the translations of each transition or connector.
Then take the quiz.
QUIZ TIP: The specific words that are required for the quizzes are as follows (in
alphabetical order): also, as a result, besides, consequently, equally
important, however, instead, instead of, likewise, moreover, most important, on
the contrary, on the other hand, otherwise, still, that is, then, therefore,
thus.
The quiz to test the use of transitions and connectors is
HERE (will
open in new window).
After taking the quiz, please study
Transitions, Connectors, and
Punctuation to see how punctuation works around transitions and
connectors. Then take the punctuation quiz.
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