Strategy #13: Transitions Classification

Vocabulary flashcards categorizing transition words into Continue, Cause-and-Effect, and Contradict relationships based on Strategy #13.

Continue transitions

A major category of transition words that connect related ideas through adding information, giving examples, defining/clarifying, emphasizing, comparing, or sequencing events.

Add information transitions

A subcategory of Continue transitions that includes also, and, furthermore, in addition, and moreover.

Give Example transitions

A subcategory of Continue transitions that includes for example, for instance, and specifically.

Define, Clarify transitions

A subcategory of Continue transitions that includes effectively, essentially, in other words, and that is.

Emphasize transitions

A subcategory of Continue transitions that includes in fact and indeed.

Compare transitions

A subcategory of Continue transitions that includes likewise and similarly.

Sequence of Events transitions

A subcategory of Continue transitions that includes previously, subsequently, finally, while, and ultimately.

Cause-and-Effect transitions

A major category of transitions showing causal relationships, including accordingly, as a result, as such, because, consequently, for, hence, since, so, thus, therefore, and to this end.

Contradict transitions

A major category of transitions showing opposition, contrast, or concession, including alternately, alternatively, (al)though, but, conversely, despite / in spite of, even so, even though, however, in any case, in contrast, instead, meanwhile, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, otherwise, rather, regardless, still, whereas, while, yet, and granted.

Subsequently

A Continue transition classified under the Sequence of Events subcategory.

To this end

A transitional phrase classified under the Cause-and-Effect category.

Granted

A transition word classified under the Contradict category.

Conversely

A transition word classified under the Contradict category used to introduce an opposite or contrasting idea.