Transition key words that help you connect the 2 sentences

Common transitions
1. Contrast
However; nevertheless, in constrast; still; on the other hand; nonetheless; in fact;
conversely;
2. Comparison
Likewise; similarly
3. Addition/listing
Moreover; furthermore; in addition; also; some; others; still others; finally; besides
4. Time
Previously; subsequently; eventually; initially
5. Restatement
In another words; in fact; indeed
6. Causation
Therefore; as a result; consequently; thus; as such; hence; accordingly
7. Illustration
For example; for instance; such as; including

Part of speech (different functions that each part of the words perform in
English)
Noun name of a person, place, thing or idea
John, new York, car, sadness
Pronoun takes place of a noun (instead of saying john or road)
I (referring to john) , me, you, he, she, it (referring to the dog), that
Verb conveys an actions, occurrence or state of being. Tricky
Read, walk, happen, be, was, saw
Adjective describe or modifies a noun
Hot, funny, large, fast, big, friend and cute (dont have to wait for noun, pronoun
can affect as well)
Adverb modifies everything other than noun (can also modify the entire
sentence. E.g. yesterday)
Very, quickly, quietly, angrily, yesterday, very briefly, extremely
Preposition shows relationship between the words it connects. Must be
followed by a noun
In, at, of, from, under
Conjunction connects words, phrases and clauses together
And, but, or, because, if

Verbals (when a verb becomes not a verb)

1. Gerunds add an -ing to a verb
e.g. eat -> eating. When you do that, you are turning the verb into a noun
e.g. eating is my favorite activity. I like eating. Eating now becomes a noun. The act
of eating is my favorite activity. I like eating. Object of what you like
2. Infinitives -> adding to in front of a verb
Eat -> to eat. Infinitives can act as noun, adjectives, or adverbs
To eat is my favourite activity.
3. Present participles (turn a verb into adjectives)
Eat -> eating
Dont touch an eating animal (eating describe the animal)
Studying students shouldnt be disturbed (studying describes the student)
4. Past participles (usually put -ed to the end of the verb) or may be an
irregular form)
Cook -> cooked
Eat -> eaten
I prefer cooked carrots

Punctuation
Commas (,) used to separate ideas. Never ever see a comma beside a proposition
(its a shortcut)
Semi colons (; ) used to connect 2 clauses. This is a correct sentence; the semi-
colon connects two clauses
Colons (: ) help to connect 2 clauses.
This is a correct sentence: no second clauses
Em dash (-) is very versatile. (its kind of like pausing the convo. Parathensis)

Comparative & superlative usage

Comparative. You are smarter than her (comparing 2 things)
Smart -> smarter
Easy -> easier
Common -> more common
Interesting -> more interesting

Superlative. You are the smartest student here (comparing 3 or more things)
Smart -> the smartest
Easy -> the easiest
Common -> the most common
Interesting -> the most interesting