transitions

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contrast transitions

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• used to link ideas that go in different directions

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however

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contrast

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nonetheless

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contrast

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nevertheless

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contrast

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regardless

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contrast

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despite this

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contrast

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conversely

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contrast

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listing transitions

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• think “also”

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furthermore

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listing

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moreover

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listing

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likewise

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listing

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in addition

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listing

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similarly

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listing

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what’s more

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listing

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support transition

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• add a supporting detail to the same idea from the prior sentence

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indeed

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support

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in fact

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support

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for example

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support

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after all

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support

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in particular

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support

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specifically

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support

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cause/effect transition

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• introduces the effect that results from the cause mentioned in the previous sentence

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therefore

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cause/effect

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thus

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cause/effect

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accordingly

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cause/effect

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hence

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cause/effect

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consequently

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cause/effect

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chronology transition

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• express a change in time

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for that reason

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cause/effect

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eventually

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chronology

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first

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chronology

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next

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chronology

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ultimately

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chronology

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in the end

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chronology

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subsequently

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chronology