SAT Writing - Transitions

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*indeed indicates similar/contrasting ideas

similar - elaborating on the SAME idea as the previous sentence.

(e.g. Yet never during any of those opportunities did he ever indicate that he had followed a pre-determined plan. INDEED, in the summer of 1996, Boukreev himself stated during a videotaped interview for ABC News that there was no plan.)

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*still indicates similar/contrasting ideas

contrasting

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in contrast indicates similar/contrasting ideas

contrasting

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"consequently" is used to...

indicate cause and effect relationship

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nonetheless indicates similar/contrasting ideas

contrasting

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"accordingly" is used to...

indicate cause and effect relationship

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moreover indicates similar/contrasting ideas

similar

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nevertheless indicates similar/contrasting ideas

contrasting

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"therefore" should only be used when...

when the 2nd statement is a direct and logical conclusion of the first

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"in fact" is used to...

show emphasis on the previous sentence

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conversely indicates similar/contrasting ideas

contrasting

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granted indicates what relationship of ideas

signals that the information in the sentence is in opposition to the information in the previous sentence

it's like a "but"

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to that end indicates what relationship of ideas

signals that the information in the sentence is a means of accomplishing a goal established in the previous sentence

it's like saying "for this purpose"

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specifically is used to...

provide specific, precise details elaborating on what was established in the previous sentence

it's like a "for example"

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"that said" indicates what relationship?

the information in this sentence is an exception/caveat to the information in the previous sentence

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"as such" indicates what relationship?

information in this sentence follows logically from the information about the topic in the previous sentence

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"hence" is used to...

signal a cause and effect relationship (information in this sentence is a result of the information in a previous sentence)

e.g. I play the violin; hence, I enjoy attending the symphony.

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"admittedly" is used to...

signal that the information in this sentence provides an exception/caveat to the information in the previous sentence

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"in addition" is used to... (in contrast with...)

add a new idea (in contrast with "indeed" which elaborates on the same idea)