SAT Most Important Transitions List (Flashcards Edition)

however

contrasting transition (1)

that said

contrasting transition (1)

that being said

contrasting transition (1)

on the contrary

contrasting transition (1)

conversely

contrasting transition (1)

meanwhile

contrasting transition (1)

though

contrasting transition (1)

rather

contrasting transition (2)

instead

contrasting transition (2)

on the other hand

contrasting transition (3)

whereas

contrasting transition (3)

still

contrasting transition

ironically

contrasting transition
(in a way that is surprising, strange, or funny because of being different from what was expected)

as a result

cause & effect transition

consequently

cause & effect transition

therefore

cause & effect transition

accordingly

cause & effect transition

thus

cause & effect transition

hence

cause & effect transition

to that end

cause & effect transition
(to achieve that or to do that)

to those ends

cause & effect transition
(to achieve those or to do those)

for this reason

cause & effect transition

in turn

cause & effect transition

as such

cause & effect transition

in doing so

cause & effect transition

with this in mind

cause & effect transition

first

sequential transition (1)

firstly

sequential transition (1)

in the first place

sequential transition (1)

second

sequential transition (2)

secondly

sequential transition (2)

in the second place

sequential transition (2)

next

sequential transition (3)

later

sequential transition (3)

after that

sequential transition (3)

afterward

sequential transition (3)

subsequently

sequential transition (3)

then

sequential transition (3)
at that time
cause & effect transition

finally

sequential transition (4)

lastly

sequential transition (4)

earlier

sequential transition (5)

previously

sequential transition (5)

long ago

sequential transition (5)

today

sequential transition

soon

sequential transition

for example

specification transition
(identify an item from a group to specify and exemplify a general pattern) 

for instance

specification transition
(identify an item from a group to specify and exemplify a general pattern) 

particularly

specification transition
(identify an item from a group to specify and exemplify a general pattern, or specify and exemplify directly from a general whole, not a group)

in particular

specification transition
(identify an item from a group to specify and exemplify a general pattern, or specify and exemplify directly from a general whole, not a group)

specifically

specification transition
(identify an item from a group to specify and exemplify a general pattern, or specify and exemplify directly from a general whole, not a group)

in specific

specification transition
(identify an item from a group to specify and exemplify a general pattern, or specify and exemplify directly from a general whole, not a group)

moreover

transition of addition

furthermore

transition of addition

in addition

transition of addition

additionally

transition of addition

besides

transition of addition

also

transition of addition

not to mention

transition of addition

over and above

transition of addition

what is more

transition of addition

likewise

transition of similarity

similarly

transition of similarity

by the same token

transition of similarity

indeed

transition of emphasis

in many cases

transition of emphasis
often, frequently, and in many instances

in fact

transition of emphasis
concession transition (signals that the information in the sentence is surprisingly different from the information before)

to sum up

transition of conclusion

in sum

transition of conclusion

by conclusion

transition of conclusion

in conclusion

transition of conclusion

in short

transition of conclusion

eventually

transition of conclusion

ultimately

transition of conclusion

in the end

transition of conclusion

in other words

transition of restatement

to restate

transition of restatement

that is

transition of restatement

to reiterate

transition of restatement

by comparison

transition of comparison

by contrast

transition of comparison

admittedly

concession transition

irrespective

concession transition

to tell the truth

concession transition

granted

concession transition

regardless

concession transition

nevertheless

concession transition

nonetheless

concession transition

in any case

concession transition

at any rate

concession transition

of course

concession transition

anyway

concession transition

whatever

concession transition

no matter what

concession transition

even so

concession transition

despite

concession transition

in spite of

concession transition

although

concession transition

in reality

concession transition
(signals that the information in the sentence is surprisingly different from the information before)

actually

concession transition
(signals that the information in the sentence is surprisingly different from the information before)

in actuality

concession transition
(signals that the information in the sentence is surprisingly different from the information before)