Introduction

Transition words help you in making a good paper by arranging sentences from the beginning till the end of the paragraph.
Have you found your writing did not glide smoothly from one sentence or paragraph to the next? Have you thought that your writing has not moved along to be comprehensive and understandable?
You may lack words which can help you to link the paragraph to be easier to read and connect one idea to others.

What are transition words?

They act as a connector that help the flow of your writing to be smooth and comprehensive. Transition words can be single words, but there are also phrases, such as “as a result” or “for instance”.

In fact, these words are used to help you to tie your points together. Moreover, they are the way to avoid an awkward sentence and a wordy sentence that makes the reader not get a clear explanation.

Here is the complete list. You may need to arrange your idea or topic properly. Moreover, the transition words that are used depend on the type of transition word that suits your needs.

Additive Transition words

This type of word is used when you need to link an additional point to the previous one. Remember to use transition words, either single words or phrases, by using a comma. The examples of the additive transitions you might need include; Indeed, In the first place, And, Or, Too, Nor, Further, Moreover, Furthermore, In fact, Alternatively, Additionally, Besides, Actually, and so on.

Adversative Transitions

These are used to indicate contradiction, conflict, and refusal. For example, But, However, On the other hand, While, In contrast, Whereas, Even more, Conversely, Above all, Nevertheless, But even so, Although, Nonetheless, and so on.

Causal Transitions

Causal transitions or cause-and-effect transitions are used to show the cause-and effect relationship by linking current events or circumstances that are caused by other aspects. The causal transitions can include And so, Accordingly, As a result, For this reason, Consequently, So, Hence, Then, Thus, Therefore, As a result (of), As a consequence, Because (of), and many more.

Sequential Transitions

Another transition is sequential transitions, which help to indicate a numerical sequence, conclusion, summation, continuation, or resumption. For example, In the (first, second, etc), to start with, initially, next, subsequently, secondly, afterward, after this, before, to conclude with, as a final point, last but not least, etc.

Those types of words are used for specific functions depending on your arranged sentences or paragraphs. In fact, these words can appear either in the first sentence with a comma, or in the middle of a sentence. Make sure to put them correctly so that you can convey your intention to the reader.

See also

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Although using transition words can help you to glide your writing smoothly, but the overuse of the transition words is also will make an incoherent or incomprehensible writing to the reader. Be wise when you use these transition words, although they can be used in all forms of writing.

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