Essay+on+Literature+Handout+TRANSITIONAL+PHRASES

Over the years, you have learned the phrases, **for example**, **in addition** and **furthermore**. But there are many more transitional phrases to use. The ones you already learned are good, but they don’t work in every situation. **The key to transitional phrases is to pick the one that will further the paragraph’s main idea and keep the argument unified.**
 * Transitional Phrases **

Here are some examples of other transitional phrases and conjunctive adverbs (adverbs that act like conjunctions):
 * moreover
 * on the other hand
 * however
 * therefore
 * in fact
 * consequently
 * as a result
 * nevertheless
 * on the contrary
 * accordingly
 * also
 * anyhow
 * besides
 * consequently
 * finally
 * hence
 * henceforth
 * however
 * indeed
 * instead
 * likewise
 * meanwhile
 * otherwise
 * still
 * then
 * therefore
 * thus
 * at the same time
 * in other words
 * that is
 * and
 * besides
 * further
 * next
 * too
 * first (if you use this, you must also use "second")
 * second (to use this, you must also use "first")
 * to illustrate
 * specifically
 * in the same manner
 * similarly
 * likewise
 * in contrast
 * still
 * even though
 * yet
 * although
 * in short
 * that is
 * therefore
 * after
 * before
 * next
 * during
 * later
 * at the same time
 * for this reason