Smooth

Writing
Transitions
What’s a Transition?
Transitions are words or phrases
that establish logical connections
between sentences, paragraphs,
and sections of your writing.
What’s a Transition?
Transitions between paragraphs:
• Will highlight the relationship that already exists
between two paragraphs by summarizing the
previous paragraph and suggesting something that
will be part of the content in the paragraph that
follows.

Transitions between sentences:

• Transitions within paragraphs act as cues by helping
readers to anticipate what is coming before they
read it. They can show the relationship between the
idea in one sentence and the idea in the next.
Examples: Show Similarity

also,
Show similarity in the same way,
between one idea just as …
and the next:
so too,
Examples: Show Sequence

first,
Show a
second,
sequence or
order of ideas: then,
next,
Examples: Show Contrast

Show that one

idea contrasts but,
from another, or in contrast,
is an different in spite of,
from the previous on the other hand,
statement:
Examples: Show Emphasis

notably,
Show emphasis indeed,
on an idea: in fact,
Examples: Show Time
after,
afterward,
at last,
Show how currently,
during,
ideas are immediately,
related to time: now,
recently,
simultaneously,
Examples: Show Location

above,
adjacent,
Show how ideas below,
are related to beyond,
location: in back,
nearby,
there,
Examples: Introduce Examples

for example,
Introduce an namely,
example: specifically,
to illustrate,
Examples: Introduce More Info

additionally,
also,
Include additional
besides,
information or
evidence: equally important,
moreover,
Examples: Show Cause & Effect

as a result,
Show how one due to,
idea causes/ accordingly,
effects another: consequently,
Examples: Show Conclusion

finally,
in a word,
Show conclusion in brief,
of ideas: in the end,
to conclude,
One more thing:
You can turn your transition into a
longer phrase instead of a single word.
Longer transitions are more advanced,
making your writing sound more mature
and interesting.

Example on next slide

 Good:
Sometimes students need to spend "extra" time doing research because
they are not satisfied with what they have found so far in the research
process. Also, students often feel rushed during the proofreading stage of
their writing process.

Better:
Sometimes students need to spend "extra" time doing research because
they are not satisfied with what they have found so far in the research
process. Not only do students need "extra" time for research, they also
feel rushed during the proofreading stage of their writing process.

Best:
Sometimes students need to spend "extra" time doing research because
they are not satisfied with what they have found so far in the research
process. Because students often have to spend more time than
anticipated working through earlier stages of the writing process, such as
researching, they frequently feel rushed during the proofreading stage of
their writing process.