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1、Transition Words and PhrasesTransition words and phrases help establish clear connections between ideas and ensure that sentences and paragraphs flow together smoothly, making them easier to read. Use the following words and phrases in the following circumstances.Transitions connect your paragraphs
2、to one another, especially the main body ones. Its not effective to simply jump from one idea to the next; you need to use the end of one paragraph and/or the beginning of the next to show the relationship between the two ideas.Between each paragraph and the one that follows, you need a transition.
3、It can be built in to the topic sentence of the next paragraph, or it can be the concluding sentence of the first. It can even be a little of both. To express the relationship between the two paragraphs, think about words and phrases that compare and contrast.To indicate more To indicate an example:
4、information:For exampleBesidesFor instanceFurthermoreIn particularIn additionParticularlyIndeedSpecificallyIn factTo demonstrateMoreoverTo illustrateSecond.Third., etc.To indicate aTo indicate a result orcause or reason:an effect:AsAccordinglyBecauseFinallyBecause ofConsequentlyDue toHenceForSoFor t
5、he reason thatThereforeSinceThusTo compare or contrast: AlthoughTo indicate a purpose or reason why:For fear thatIn the hope thatIn order toSoSo thatWith this in mindHoweverIn comparisonIn contrastLikewiseNeverthelessOn the other handSimilarlyWhereasYetTo indicate a particular time frame or a shift
6、from one time period to another:AfterInitiallyBeforeLastlyCurrentlyLaterDuringMeanwhileEventuallyNextFinallyPreviouslyFirst,.Second,.,Simultaneouslyetc.SoonFormerlySubsequentlyImmediatelyTo summarize: BrieflyIn briefOverallSumming up To put it briefly To sum up To summarizeTo conclude:Given these factsHenceIn conclusionSoThereforeThusTo conclude