Transition words

Paragraph Transition Evidence

“Movement” “what”
Words and phrases used to help organize Relevant pieces of text information that
paragraph and essays to create a smooth supports the topic sentence of the body
and logical flow throughout the writing. paragraph.
 Initially…  In the text, it states…
 To begin with…  According to the text…
 First of all…  In the article ______, it explains…
 Furthermore…  The author, _________ wrote…
 In addition…  The graphic shows….
 Additionally…  One example from the passage is…
 Subsequently…  The author claims…
 Finally…  Additionally…
 To sum it all up…  For instance, in...
 All in all…
 Therefore…
 To conclude…
 In closing…
commentary Opposing claim
“why” “shut it down”
Explanation of the evidence and how it A counter claim is included in an argumentative
supports the claim. essay ONLY. The opposite of the claim.
 This shows…  Others may say that….but I argue…
 To clarify…  Critics argue that…
 Clearly…  Despite…I want to argue that…
 This proves…  It is often thought…
 Therefore…  It may be true…however…
 Due to overwhelming evidence…  While researches say…nevertheless…
 This issustrates…  Some people feel that…in reality…
 In other words…  A common argument against this position
 This demonstrates… …but…
 This suggests, that…
 This states…

Avoid using the same transition word OVER AND OVER

AGAIN. USE DIFFERENT TRANSITION WORDS EVERY TIME YOU
USE THEM. YOU DO NOT WANT TO SOUND LIKE A ROBOT!