Transitions show relationships and help your sentences and paragraphs to fit together.
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This list is from Mrs. John in the computer lab.
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Compare
and Contrast
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Cause
and
Effect
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Summarize
and Conclude
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Order
or
Sequence
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Emphasize
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as
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because
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after all
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above
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definitely
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contrast
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since
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all in all
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below
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extremely
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conversely
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as a result
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all things considered
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besides
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obviously
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equal
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owing to
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briefly
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in front
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in fact
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instead
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as an effect
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by and large
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across
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indeed
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likewise
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if
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in any case
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up
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in any case
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more
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in a case
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in any event
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down
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absolutely
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just like
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where
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in brief
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around
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positively
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larger
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under the
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in conclusion
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at first
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naturally
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smaller
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condition that
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on the whole
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previously
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surprisingly
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more or less
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in short
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now
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always
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in contrast
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in summary
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eventually
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forever
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in comparison
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in the long run
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first of all
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perennially
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on the contrary
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to sum up
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to begin with
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eternally
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rather
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finally
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in the first place
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never
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similarly
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to summarize
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at the same time
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emphatically
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yet
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hence
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for now
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unquestionably
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but
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therefore
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for the time being
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without a doubt
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however
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thus
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the next step
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certainly
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still
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as a result
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in time
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undeniably
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nevertheless
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consequently
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in turn
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without
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on the other hand
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worst of all
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later on
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reservation
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vice versa
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most important of all
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meanwhile
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although
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last but not least
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next
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notwithstanding
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best of all
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then
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alternatively
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last of all
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soon
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besides
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ultimately
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the meantime
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similarly
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above all
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later
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subsequently
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lastly
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prior to
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moreover
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proceeding
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in like manner
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while
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additionally
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earlier
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as well as
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simultaneously
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further
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afterward
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in addition
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also
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likewise
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before
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more importantly
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furthermore
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