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Handout Transitional Devices

Transitional devices connect and relate ideas, sentences, and paragraphs to assist in the logical flow of ideas. Some common transitional devices signal addition, time, order and sequence, space and place, examples, results, purpose, comparisons, contrast, intensification, and summarizing or repeating. Over 11 categories of transitional devices are listed to develop, relate, connect and move ideas in prose.

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Handout Transitional Devices

Transitional devices connect and relate ideas, sentences, and paragraphs to assist in the logical flow of ideas. Some common transitional devices signal addition, time, order and sequence, space and place, examples, results, purpose, comparisons, contrast, intensification, and summarizing or repeating. Over 11 categories of transitional devices are listed to develop, relate, connect and move ideas in prose.

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Handout: Transitional Devices


Transitional words and phrases connect and relate ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. They assist in the
logical flow of ideas as they signal the relationship between sentences and paragraphs. In prose, the
material is supported and conditioned not only by the ordering of the material (its position) but by
connectives which signal order, relationship and movement.

Some of the more commonly used connectives are listed below. Note especially how these
connections function to develop, relate, connect and move ideas.

and, also, besides, further, furthermore, too, moreover, in


1. To signal addition of ideas addition, then, of equal importance, equally important,
another
next, afterward, finally, later, last, lastly, at last, now,
subsequently, then, when, soon, thereafter, after a short
2. To signal time time, the next week (month, day, etc.), a minute later, in
the meantime, meanwhile, on the following day, at length,
ultimately, presently
first, second, (etc.), finally, hence, next, then, from here on,
3. To signal order and sequence to begin with, last of all, after, before, as soon as, in the
end, gradually
above, behind, below, beyond, here, there, to the right
(left), nearby, opposite, on the other side, in the
4. To signify space and place
background, directly ahead, along the wall, as you turn
right, at the tip, across the hall, at this point, adjacent to
for example, to illustrate, for instance, to be specific, such
5. To signal example as, moreover, furthermore, just as important, similarly, in
the same way
as a result, hence, so, accordingly, as a consequence,
6. To show results consequently, thus, since, therefore, for this reason,
because of this
to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, for this
7. To signal purpose
reason, for these reasons

8. To signal comparisons like, in the same (like) manner or way, similarly

but, in contrast, conversely, however, still, nevertheless,


nonetheless, yet, and yet, on the other hand, of course,
9. To indicate contrast on the contrary, or, in spite of this, actually, a year ago,
now, notwithstanding, for all that, strangely enough,
ironically
above all, first and foremost, importantly, again, to be
10. To intensify sure, indeed, in fact, as a matter of fact, as I have said, as
has been noted
in summary, to sum up, to repeat, briefly, in short, finally,
11. To summarize or repeat on the whole, therefore, as I have said, in conclusion, as
you can see

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