Transitional Devices:

• Conjunctive adverbs and Conjunctions

o Conjunctive Adverbs: Of addition: Ex. also, besides, furthermore, moreover, etc.
o Furthermore, the lecturer gave me an idea on the topic.
• Of contrast
o however, still, nevertheless, conversely, nonetheless, instead, etc
• Of comparison
o similarly, likewise
• Of result
o therefore, hence, thus, consequently, etc
• Of time
o next, then, meanwhile, finally, subsequently, etc.
• Conjunctions: •
o Coordinating conjunctions
▪ and, for, or, yet, but, nor, so
o Correlative conjunctions • both . . . and either . . . or neither . . . nor not . . . but not only
. . . but (also)
• Subordinating conjunctions
o after, even, though, wherever, although, if, whether, as, etc.