TABLE 2: SUGGESTED TYPES OF TRANSITIONS BY CATEGORY

 

A small list of transition word you can use to go between/connect paragraphs of your paper

1. Because of:

Accordingly

Consequently

As a result

Simply because

Since

therefore

 

2. Conditionally

Although

At any rate

Even though

If

In case of

Provided that

3. Additionally/more examples

Additionally    besides

Again        furthermore

Along with    next

Also           likewise

And also     not only

And           don’t forget

As well as    but also

More importantly   too

4. Resulting in

 

as a result

accordingly

consequently

then

therefore

thus

not surprisingly  

 

5. Emphasis

Above all

Absolutely

Even more importantly

Certainly

Chiefly

Especially

Most importantly

In fact

 

 

6. Listing an example for a point

 

For example

For instance

Such as

Illustrates

 

 

 

 

7. Opposition contrast

But                  on the contrary

Contrary to      on the other hand

Conversely      otherwise

However         unlike

In contrast        yet

Is nothing like   still,

Almost             nearly

Perhaps             probably

Somewhat        beyond

 

8. Location

wherever

where

Above

Beyond

Everywhere

Here

Near

Nearby

Over there

under

9. Sequence

First          initially

Secondly     then

Thirdly       next

Finally       lastly

once

10. Similarly

Just like     likewise

Compared to

In the same way

Similarly

Too

11. Time

After             afterward               soon                then

Always         during                    thereafter

Formerly       in the meantime    while        seldomly

Later             meanwhile            when              now

Never            next                       sometimes       since