Transitional and Linking Words
used in multiple paragraph essays
| Add Information: |
again
besides
moreover
another
for insurance
together with
|
and
likewise
as well
furthermore
additionally
|
along with
also
for example
equally important
further
|
| Conclude or Summarize: |
in short
finally
in summary
in conclusion
|
consequently
due to
all in all
as a result
|
accordingly
to sum up
thus
therefore |
| Contrast two things or show a difference: |
but
otherwise
even though
conversely
even so
|
yet
however
counter to
on the other hand
as opposed to
|
in the meantime
on the contrary
nevertheless
still |
| Emphasize a point: |
again
indeed
to repeat
|
truly
in fact
to emphasize |
for this reason
with this in mind |
| Show similarities: |
in the same manner
in the same way
also
|
likewise
like
both |
as
similarly |
| Clarify: |
that is
in other words |
put another way
stated differently |
to clarify
for insurance |
| Show location: |
above
across
against
along
alongside
amid
in front of
|
near
among
around
away from
back of
behind
below
|
inside
off
beneath
beside
between
beyond
by
down
|
into
onto
on top of
throughout
outside
to the right
over
under |
| Show time: |
about
after
at
first
second
third |
prior to
subsequently
until
meanwhile
today
tomorrow
|
before
soon
later
afterward
immediately
finally
|
during
in conclusion
next
in the meantime
as soon as
then |
Laura Luke, Instructional Technology Specialist, Somers CSD.
November, 2000.
Comments (2)
wikiuser0008 said
at 10:37 am on May 5, 2011
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wikiuser0008 said
at 10:38 am on May 5, 2011
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