Transitions
To Show Order:
first, second, third, and so forth, next, then, following ____, when ____, now, after, afterward, finally, previously, before ____, next, and then, soon
To ADD:
and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, too, next, lastly, what’s more, moreover, in addition, first (second, etc.)
To Show EXCEPTION:
yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite, of course, once in a while, sometimes
To Show Time:
when ___, on/in ___, during __, immediately, thereafter, soon, after ___, finally, then, later, previously, formerly, first, next, then
To Repeat:
in brief, as I have said, as I have noted, as has been noted
To Prove:
because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, furthermore, moreover, besides, indeed, in fact, in addition, in any case, that is
To Give an Example:
for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an illustration, to illustrate
To Compare:
whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the contrary, by comparison, where, compared to, up against, balanced against, vis a vis, but, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast, although this may be true
To Emphasize:
definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact, indeed, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always, forever, perennially, eternally, never, emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation
To Summarize or Conclude:
in brief, on the whole, summing up, to conclude, in conclusion, as I have shown, as I have said, hence, therefore, accordingly, thus, as a result, consequently