Transistions
Transitions are words or phrases that indicate to the reader the relationship between ideas within the paper. They may be necessary within paragraphs, between paragraphs, and between sections of longer papers.
Useful transitions:
To show chronological order:
first, at last, at present, meanwhile, during, finally, therefore, formerly, later, before, next, now, then, after, suddenly, afterwards, from then on, shortly, today, sometime, and, yesterday, this morning, afternoon, evening, tomorrow, however, but
To show order of importance:
also, primarily, another, best of all, most importantly, moreover, in addition to, foremost, one reason is that
To show an example:
for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate
To show description:
above, beneath, near, out, surrounding, up, ahead, beyond, outside, to the back, everywhere, down, around, closer, overhead, to the front, underfoot, in, behind, to the right, in, to the side, left, on
To show addition:
additionally, again, also, and, as well as, further, furthermore, moreover, in addition, besides, equally important
To show similarity:
also, in the same way, similarly, likewise
To show exception:
but, however, in spite of, on the other hand, nevertheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet
To show cause and effect:
accordingly, so, therefore, thus, consequently
To conclude or repeat:
Finally, in brief, in conclusion, in the end, on the whole, thus, to conclude, to summarize