TRANSITION MARKERS

Transition markers are also known as connectors. They are used to join ideas together.
They help to make ideas flow logically so the writing becomes more coherent.
To make your writing effective, you must choose the transitional marker that reflects the
relationship you want to establish. Listed below are words or phrases you can use to help
you transit from one idea to another. They are grouped by the relationships they
establish between ideas.
You can use these transition markers within sentences, between sentences, and between
paragraphs. The result will be that your reader will be able to follow your ideas as they
flow from one to another.

To show addition:
again
also
and then
besides
equally important
finally
first (And other ordinal numbers
like second, third, etc.)
further
furthermore
in addition
last
likewise
moreover
next
too
To show cause and effect:
accordingly
consequently
hence
in short
then
therefore
thus

To show contrast:
after all
although true
and yet
at the same time
but
for all that
however
in contrast
in spite of
nevertheless
notwithstanding
on the contrary
on the other hand
still yet

To show a time relationship:

after a short time
afterwards
as long as
as soon as
at last
at that time
at the same time
before
earlier
immediately
in the meantime
lately
later
meanwhile
of late
presently
shortly
since
soon
temporarily
thereafter
until
when
while

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TRANSITION MARKERS
Transition markers are also known as connectors. They are used to join ideas together.
They help to make ideas flow logically so the writing becomes more coherent.
To make your writing effective, you must choose the transitional marker that reflects the
relationship you want to establish. Listed below are words or phrases you can use to help
you transit from one idea to another. They are grouped by the relationships they
establish between ideas.
You can use these transition markers within sentences, between sentences, and between
paragraphs. The result will be that your reader will be able to follow your ideas as they
flow from one to another.

To show addition:
again
also
and then
besides
equally important
finally
first (And other ordinal numbers
like second, third, etc.)
further
furthermore
in addition
last
likewise
moreover
next
too
To show cause and effect:
accordingly
consequently
hence
in short
then
therefore
thus

To show contrast:
after all
although true
and yet
at the same time
but
for all that
however
in contrast
in spite of
nevertheless
notwithstanding
on the contrary
on the other hand
still yet

To show a time relationship:

after a short time
afterwards
as long as
as soon as
at last
at that time
at the same time
before
earlier
immediately
in the meantime
lately
later
meanwhile
of late
presently
shortly
since
soon
temporarily
thereafter
until
when
while

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