connective words
as a matter of factin like mannerin additioncoupled within the same fashion / wayfirst, second, thirdin the light ofnot to mentionto say nothing ofequally importantby the same tokenagaintoandalsothenequallyidenticallyuniquelylikeastoomo- reoveras well astogether withof courselikewisecomparativelycorrespondinglysimilarlyfurthermo- readditionally Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction
Transition phrases like but, rather and or, express that there is evidence to the contrary or point outalternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast). although this may be truein contrastdifferent fromof course ..., buton the other handon the contraryat the same timein spite ofeven so / thoughbe that as it maythen againabove allin realityafter allbut(and) stillunlikeor(and) yetwhilealbeitbesidesas much aseven thoughalthoughinsteadwhereasdespiteconverselyotherwisehoweve- rratherneverthelessnonethelessregardlessnotwithstanding Cause / Condition / Purpose
These transitional phrases present specific conditions orintentions. in the event thatgranted (that)as / so long ason (the) condition (that)for the purpose ofwith this intentionwith this in mindin the hope thatto the end thatfor fear thatin order toseeing / being thatin view ofIf... thenunless whenwheneverwhile because ofassincewhilelestin caseprovided thatgiven thatonly / even ifso thatso as toowing toinasmuch asdue to
Examples / Support / Emphasis
These transitional devices (like especially) are used to introduce examples as support, to indicate importanceor as an illustration so that an idea is cued to the reader. in other wordsto put it differentlyfor one thingas an illustrationin this casefor this reasonto put it another waythat is to saywith attention toby all means important to realizeanother key pointfirst thing to remembermost compelling evidencemust be rememberedpoint often overlookedto point outon the positive / negative sidewith this in mindnotablyincludingliketo be
Transition phrases like but, rather and or, express that there is evidence to the contrary or point outalternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast). although this may be truein contrastdifferent fromof course ..., buton the other handon the contraryat the same timein spite ofeven so / thoughbe that as it maythen againabove allin realityafter allbut(and) stillunlikeor(and) yetwhilealbeitbesidesas much aseven thoughalthoughinsteadwhereasdespiteconverselyotherwisehoweve- rratherneverthelessnonethelessregardlessnotwithstanding Cause / Condition / Purpose
These transitional phrases present specific conditions orintentions. in the event thatgranted (that)as / so long ason (the) condition (that)for the purpose ofwith this intentionwith this in mindin the hope thatto the end thatfor fear thatin order toseeing / being thatin view ofIf... thenunless whenwheneverwhile because ofassincewhilelestin caseprovided thatgiven thatonly / even ifso thatso as toowing toinasmuch asdue to
Examples / Support / Emphasis
These transitional devices (like especially) are used to introduce examples as support, to indicate importanceor as an illustration so that an idea is cued to the reader. in other wordsto put it differentlyfor one thingas an illustrationin this casefor this reasonto put it another waythat is to saywith attention toby all means important to realizeanother key pointfirst thing to remembermost compelling evidencemust be rememberedpoint often overlookedto point outon the positive / negative sidewith this in mindnotablyincludingliketo be