Common Transitions exercise: The purpose of this exercise is to get you used to seeing a variety of certain words and phrases that signal connections in writing. For each of the 30 transitions below, choose which of the four ways (addition, examples, compare, contrast) it is used.

Common Transitions of Addition, Examples, Compare, and Contrast

also   although   and   besides   'even thoug'h   first   'for instance'   further   furthermore   however   'in addition'   'in fact'   'in the same manner'   in contrast   likewise   but   moreover   nevertheless   next   'on the other hand'   'on the contrary'   second   'for example'   similarly   specifically   still   'to illustrate'   too   yet


Common Transitions of Addition, Examples, Compare, and Contrast
Addition Examples Compare Contrast

















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Correct answer:

Common Transitions of Addition, Examples, Compare, and Contrast
Addition Examples Compare Contrast
and

also

besides

further

furthermore

in addition

moreover

next

too

first

second

for example

for instance

to illustrate

in fact

specifically

 in the same manner

similarly

likewise

but

however

on the other hand

in contrast

nevertheless

still

on the contrary

even though

yet

although


Exercise 2

Common Transitions of Time, Place/Direction, Summary/Conclusion/Logical Relationship/Cause-effect

after   as   'as a result'   before   below   beyond   close'   consequently   during   'farther on'   finally   'for this reason'   if   immediately above   'in conclusion'    'in short'    'in summary'    later   meanwhile   nearby   next   opposite   since   so   'that is'    then   therefore   thus   'to sum up'   'to the left'   'in other words'   when while



Common Transitions of Time, Place/Direction, Summary/Conclusion/Logical Relationship/Cause-effect
Time Place/Direction Summary/Conclusion Logical Relationship/Cause-effect


















Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correct answer:



Common Transitions of Time, Place/Direction, Summary/Conclusion, Logical Relationship/Cause-effect
Time Place/Direction Summary/Conclusion Logical Relationship/Cause-effect
after

as

before

next

during

later

finally

meanwhile

then

when

while

immediately

above

below

beyond

farther on

nearby

opposite

close

to the left

in other words

in short

in summary

in conclusion

to sum up

that is

therefore

 if

so

therefore

consequently

thus

as a result

for this reason

since