Transitions are words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.

Transitions help to
make a piece of writing flow better. They can turn disconnected pieces of ideas into a unified whole, and prevent a reader
from getting lost in the storyline.
USING TRANSITIONAL MARKERS
Transitions are words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Transitions
help to make a piece of writing flow better. They can turn disconnected pieces of ideas into a unified whole, and prevent a
reader from getting lost in the storyline.
Help make a piece of writing flow better and connect one idea to the next. Because there's more than one way to
connect ideas
A transitional marker is a word or phrase placed at or near the beginning of a sentence to indicate its relation to the
preceding sentence. Be wary of cluttering your writing with unnecessary ‘howevers’, ‘moreovers’, and ‘consequentlys’.
But you should be equally careful to know these markers and to use them when they create clarity. Here is a list of many
of the common transitional words and phrases:
TO INDICATE ADDITION
Again, also, and, and then, besides, equally important, finally, first, further, furthermore, in addition, last, moreover, next,
second, too
TO INDICATE CAUSE AND EFFECT
Accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, in short, otherwise, then, therefore, thus, truly
TO INDICATE COMPARISON
In a like manner, likewise, similarly
TO INDICATE CONCESSION
After all, although this may be true, at the same time, even though, I admit, naturally, of course
TO INDICATE CONTRAST
After all, although true, and yet, at the same time, but, for all that, however, in contrast, in spite of, nevertheless,
notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the other hand, still, yet
TO INDICATE SPECIAL FEATURES OR EXAMPLES
For examples, for instance, incidentally, indeed, in fact, in other words, in particular, specifically, that is, to illustrate
TO INDICATE SUMMARY
In brief, in conclusion, in short, on the whole, to conclude, to summarize, to sum up
Common Transitional Words and Phrases
1. To give examples: for example, for instance, such as, specifically
2. To show cause and effect: therefore, hence, thus, as a result, resulting in, so, consequently
3. To contrast: nevertheless, however, but, on the other hand, in contrast, on the contrary, conversely, at the same
time, still, although, even though, despite, in spite of
4. To show similarity: likewise, similarly, just as, equally
5. To concede: although, even though, of course, granted, while
6. To elaborate: in addition, additionally, moreover, also, furthermore
7. To emphasize: more importantly, most importantly, chiefly, indeed, in fact, primarily, no doubt, above all, first and
foremost, as a matter of fact, as I have said, as has been noted, to be sure
8. To restate: again, in other words, in effect, that is, in short
9. To indicate time: last, at last, eventually, before, after, afterwards, finally, during, then, when, as
10. To indicate place: to the right, to the left, in the background, in the foreground, in the distance
11. To conclude: thus, finally, in the end
12. To signal purpose: to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, for this reason, for these reasons.
13. To dispute it isn’t true that, people are wrong who say that, deny that, be that as it may, by the same token, no
doubt, we often hear it said, many people claim, many people suppose, it used to be thought, in any case.
Since the goal of a writer is to convey information clearly and concisely, transitions help achieve that aim by providing a
logical connection between one or more sections of a piece of writing. Transitions usually work best when used to link
one paragraph to the next, and are usually found at the beginning of the paragraph, although they can be used anywhere
when needed.