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Categories of Transition

The document categorizes different types of transitions that can be used when writing. It provides 14 categories of transitions including additive, resulting, contrasting, agreement/similar, summary, example, emphasis, and clarification transitions. Each category contains multiple transition words and phrases that serve to link ideas and provide flow when moving between concepts.

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Categories of Transition

The document categorizes different types of transitions that can be used when writing. It provides 14 categories of transitions including additive, resulting, contrasting, agreement/similar, summary, example, emphasis, and clarification transitions. Each category contains multiple transition words and phrases that serve to link ideas and provide flow when moving between concepts.

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Categories of Transitions

Additive Transitions – Resulting Transitions – Contrasting Transitions –


providing additional connecting an issue to the connecting two things by focusing
support or evidence: consequences: on their differences:
however
additionally accordingly in contrast
again as a result in spite of
also because instead
as well consequently meanwhile
besides for that reason nevertheless
further hence nonetheless
furthermore in order to on the contrary
in addition since on the other hand
indeed therefore after all
in fact then although
moreover thus at the same time
of course to this/that end besides
then but
what is more by contrast
conversely
despite this
Agreement/Similar Transitions – Summary Transitions – Example Transitions – linking a
connecting two things by providing a summary of the general idea to a specific example
focusing on their similarities: ideas in the previous of this idea:
sentence(s):

also
by the same token after all for example
correspondingly briefly for instance
in fact finally in this case
indeed in conclusion namely
just as in other words specifically
likewise in short
of course in sum
similarly in the end
Emphasis Transitions – providing Clarification Transitions –
additional emphasis on what the providing clarification on what
previous sentence(s) said: the previous sentence(s)
claimed:
above all
clearly especially
indeed in other words
in fact particularly
of course specifically
obviously that is

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