Useful words and phrases for transition sentences

. Here is a list of some common transition words and phrases that can be used in your writing:

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To indicate addition:

In addition,

Furthermore,

Moreover,

What’s more,

Including

To indicate similarity or comparison:

Likewise,

Similarly,

In the same way,

To indicate contrast or difference:

However,

In contrast,

On the other hand,

Though,

Although,

Even though,

Despite,

Notwithstanding

To indicate time:

After,

Eventually,

Before,

At last,

At long last,

In the meantime,

In the end,

To indicate result or consequence:

As a result,

Accordingly,

Consequently,

Thus,

Hence,

So,

To indicate purpose:

For this reason,

In order to,

So that,

To indicate example:

For instance,

To illustrate,

For example,

To indicate conclusion:

Finally,

In sum,

In conclusion,

All in all,

To indicate clarification:

In other words,

That is to say,

I mean,

In other words,

That is,

In a word,

In brief,

To recap,

To sum up,

In conclusion

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