{"id":4298,"date":"2013-06-29T03:42:11","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T03:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=4298"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:35:56","slug":"transitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/transitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmDeferVideoEncompass_FCBuIYReXVw\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" id=\"videoThumbnailImage_FCBuIYReXVw\" data-source-videoID=\"FCBuIYReXVw\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" alt=\"Transition Words Video\" height=\"464\" width=\"825\" class=\"size-full\" data-matomo-title = \"Transition Words\">\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style>img#videoThumbnailImage_FCBuIYReXVw:hover {cursor:pointer;} img#videoThumbnailImage_FCBuIYReXVw {background-size:contain;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/updated-transition-words-64beeabce5317-4.webp\");}<\/style>\n\t\t\t<script defer>\n\t\t\t  jQuery(\"img#videoThumbnailImage_FCBuIYReXVw\").click(function() {\n\t\t\t\tlet videoId = jQuery(this).attr(\"data-source-videoID\");\n\t\t\t\tlet helpTag = '<div id=\"mmDeferVideoYTMessage_FCBuIYReXVw\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;top: -24px;width: 100%;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: small;border-top: 1px solid #fc0;\">Having trouble? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v='+videoId+'\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\tlet tag = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\ttag.id = \"yt\" + videoId;\n\t\t\t\ttag.src = \"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/\" + videoId + \"?autoplay=1&controls=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0&egm=0&iv_load_policy=3&hd=0&enablejsapi=1\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.frameborder = 0;\n\t\t\t\ttag.allow = \"autoplay; fullscreen\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.width = this.width;\n\t\t\t\ttag.height = this.height;\n\t\t\t\ttag.setAttribute(\"data-matomo-title\",\"Transition Words\");\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_FCBuIYReXVw\").html(tag);\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_FCBuIYReXVw\").prepend(helpTag);\n\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(function(){jQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoYTMessage_FCBuIYReXVw\").css(\"display\", \"block\");}, 2000);\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><script>\nfunction j4F_Function() {\n  var x = document.getElementById(\"j4F\");\n  if (x.style.display === \"none\") {\n    x.style.display = \"block\";\n  } else {\n    x.style.display = \"none\";\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"moc-toc hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\">\n<div><button onclick=\"j4F_Function()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/toc2.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"show or hide table of contents\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p>On this page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav id=\"j4F\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Additive_Transitions\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Additive Transitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Adversarial_Transitions\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Adversarial Transitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Casual_Transitions\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Casual Transitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Sequential_Transitions\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Sequential Transitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>Hi, and welcome to this video on transitional words! I\u2019m going to explain what they are and how to use them.<\/p>\n<p>Transitional words signal how what you\u2019re going to talk about is connected to what you just talked about.<\/p>\n<p>There are a handful of categories of transitional words. These include additive, adversarial, causal, and sequential. You don\u2019t need to memorize these categories, but they can be a helpful framework for thinking about how to transition between sentences. Keep in mind that these categories may differ depending on whose teaching or what test you take.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Additive_Transitions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Additive Transitions<\/h2>\n<p>\nAdditive transitions add on to what you\u2019re already talking about or introduce a related concept. They include the basic <em>and<\/em> as well as <em>besides<\/em>, <em>not to mention<\/em>, <em>indeed<\/em>, <em>moreover<\/em>, etc. You would use a connection like this to signal to your reader that what you\u2019re about to say builds on to what you just said.<\/p>\n<p>For example: <\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This laptop is the fastest one we have, not to mention that it has the best screen.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe overarching idea here is that this is a fantastic laptop. Being the fastest is great, and having a good screen adds on to that.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Adversarial_Transitions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Adversarial Transitions<\/h2>\n<p>\nAdversarial transitions <a class=\"ylist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/how-to-compare-and-contrast\/\">contrast<\/a> two things. These include <em>but<\/em>, <em>in contrast<\/em>, <em>even though<\/em>, <em>in any case<\/em>, and <em>rather<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For example: <\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This car is reasonably priced. However, it\u2019s woefully underpowered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">I love mint chocolate chip ice cream. On the other hand, I also enjoy coffee ice cream.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn both of these, you\u2019re forced to make a decision, in contrast to our laptop example earlier. You can have an affordable car that\u2019s slow (with the assumption that a faster car would be more expensive), and you can\u2019t have both flavors of ice cream. <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Casual_Transitions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Casual Transitions<\/h2>\n<p>\nCausal transitions indicate a cause-and-effect relationship between two sentences or paragraphs. These two segments will build on each other. These include in view of, inasmuch as, on the condition that, consequently, for the purpose of, under those circumstances, and more.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The king ordered the gates shut early, for fear that marauders would enter the town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">The Rebels made a final trench run, in the hope that they would be able to blow up the spaceship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhy did the king close the gates early? He was afraid of the marauders. Why did the rebels make another trench run? Because the first hit only scratched the surface and they weren\u2019t done yet. <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Sequential_Transitions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Sequential Transitions<\/h2>\n<p>\nSequential transitions are used to indicate a progression of events. This could be a numerical list such as \u201cfirst, second, third,\u201d or <em>subsequently<\/em>, <em>previously<\/em>, <em>initially<\/em>, and so on. <\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Previously, on Thunder Valley&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The car chase eventually ended when the suspect ran out of gas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">Initially, the doctors thought the tumor was benign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn these, things are happening in a certain order. The beginning of a TV show oftentimes includes a review of the past important events that the viewer should remember so that the current episode makes sense. <\/p>\n<p>In the second example, the transitional word comes at the beginning of the first sentence, and before you know what happens. 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