SAT Transition Words | Quizlet

However,

Subverting expectations

Regardless,

Subverting expectations — dismisses the prior point ("doesn't matter that X, Y is still true"); does NOT replace

Alternatively,

Subverting expectations

Though,

Subverting expectations

Conversely,

Subverting expectations

By contrast,

Subverting expectations

Rather,

Subverting expectations

By comparison,

Subverting expectations

In comparison,

Subverting expectations

Instead,

Subverting expectations — replaces ("X didn't happen, Y happened"); does NOT just dismiss

Nonetheless,

Subverting expectations

Nevertheless,

Subverting expectations

On the other hand,

Subverting expectations

On the contrary,

Subverting expectations

In contrast,

Subverting expectations

That said,

Subverting expectations

Still,

Subverting expectations

Granted,

Subverting expectations — concession ("yes, X is true, BUT..."); not a full direct contrast

Admittedly,

Subverting expectations — concession ("admit X, BUT..."); not a full direct contrast

Thus,

Cause and effect

For this reason,

Cause and effect

As a result,

Cause and effect

Accordingly,

Cause and effect

Hence,

Cause and effect

Consequently,

Cause and effect

Fittingly,

Cause and effect

To that end,

Cause and effect — purpose ("in order to achieve that goal"); the action is INTENTIONAL toward a stated goal, not a passive result

As such,

Cause and effect

With this in mind,

Cause and effect

In turn,

Cause and effect

Therefore,

Cause and effect

Specifically,

Zooming in

For example,

Zooming in

For instance,

Zooming in

To demonstrate,

Zooming in

That is,

Zooming in — clarifies/redefines what the prior sentence MEANT (not a new example); use when the second sentence is restating the same idea more precisely

In other words,

Restatement — rephrases ONE prior point in different words

In conclusion,

Restatement

In sum,

Restatement — wraps up MULTIPLE prior points into one summary; use when the prior content was a list/argument, not a single sentence

Indeed,

Confirmation

In fact,

Confirmation

In addition,

Swapping

Additionally,

Swapping

Moreover,

Swapping

Furthermore,

Swapping

Similarly,

Swapping

Likewise,

Swapping

Next,

Sequence

Then,

Sequence (default — just the NEXT event, NOT the final) OR Cause and effect (when it means "in that case" / "given that fact, therefore..."; test by inserting "in that case" before "then")

Later,

Sequence

Meanwhile,

Sequence

Concurrently,

Sequence — at the SAME TIME as the prior event; not at the end of a timeline

Ultimately,

Sequence — the FINAL event at the end of a timeline; use when the sentence describes the last/end result, not just any next step

Afterward,

Sequence

At that time,

Sequence

At the same time,

Sequence (default — simultaneously) OR Subverting expectations (when it means "however" / "yet"; holds two contrasting truths together; test by swapping in "however")

Again and again,

Frequency

Sometimes,

Frequency

Nowadays,

Frequency

Often,

Frequency