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