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TRANSITIONAL WORDS

ADDITION

furthermore further moreover


also besides and, or, nor
in addition second, secondly again
next

TIME
while meanwhile then
after during so far
when next immediately
later, earlier soon sometimes
afterwards following at length
never always whenever
in the meantime now, until now once
simultaneously subsequently

PLACE

here there nearby


beyond wherever opposite to
adjacent to next to above, below

EXEMPLIFICATION / ILLUSTRATION

to illustrate to demonstrate in other words


for example specifically
for instance, an instance of … in particular

COMPARISON

in the same way likewise comparable, comparably


in life manner similarly as well
by the same token besides again
CONTRAST

yet, and yet on the contrary in contrast


nonetheless on the other hand nevertheless
however after all otherwise
but notwithstanding at the same time
conversely despite instead
indeed rather even so
alternatively regardless

CAUSE & EFFECT

because for that reason therefore


since as a consequence consequently
on account of as a result thus
accordingly hence

CLARIFICATION

that is to say to explain


in other words to rephrase
to clarify specifically

PURPOSE

in order that/to so that


for this purpose to that/this end

CONCESSION

to be sure granted of course


it is true indeed

EMPHASIS / SUMMARY

generally on the whole indeed


in summary in fact of course
to sum up, to summarize to repeat without doubt, undoubtedly
in brief certainly
in short surely
SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS

after in case than


as in that that
as if in order that though
as long as just as unless
as soon as no matter how until
as though now that when
because once whenever
before provided that where
even if rather than whereas
even though since wherever
how so whether
if so that while

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