Relating Ideas with Transitions (SUGGESTED ANSWERS)Rick Shur

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  1. Ostriches run fast but can’t fly at all. Likewise______,chickens are e_tremely poor fliers.
  2. He didn’t have his watch on. Therefore______, he couldn’t tell her what time it was.
  3. He had dinner and did his homework. After that_____, he watched TV for a while.
  4. He gives money to anybody who asks. In the same way_, his wife gives to lots of charities.
  5. He gives money to charities. In contrast______, his brother never gives a penny to anybody.
  6. He’s rich and is known for being philanthropic.Understandably______, he gets lots of calls from charities.
  7. He gives too much homework and too many tests. For that reason______, I’m planning to drop the class.
  8. He needed an education. Thus______, his parents decided to send him to school.
  9. He wanted to ask her her name. However______, he was too shy.
  10. He was in a car accident. Happily______, he wasn’t badly injured.
  11. He was panting loudly and sweating profusely. Obviously______, he had been working quite hard.
  12. He was taking a shower. Meanwhile______, she was in the kitchen cooking.
  13. He was very hungry. Nevertheless______, he didn’t touch anything on his plate.
  14. He went to see a movie with his girlfriend. Unfortunately______, it had sold out by the time they got there.
  15. He won the lottery. Soon after that______, relatives he didn’t even know started calling him.
  16. He’s rich, loaded to the gills. Despite that______, he never gives to charities.
  17. Her dear old aunt came by to visit her after many years. Sadly______, she wasn’t home at the time.
  18. I love any kind of meat. On the other hand______, seafood makes me sick to my stomach.
  19. She loved him with all her heart. That notwithstanding______, she finally decided not to marry him.
  20. The car had run out of gas. Fortunately______, there was a gas station on the ne_t block.
  21. Pigeon poop was everywhere, and neighbors complained. Still______, she continued to feed the birds.
  22. The policeman was screaming, and his face was red. Apparently______, he was angry about something.
  23. The secretary typed slowly and inaccurately. Even so______, the boss refused to fire her.
  24. He took care of all her financial needs. Similarly______, she made sure his house was always clean.
  25. I hated him because he was ill tempered and nasty. What’s more______, he had bad breath and body odor.

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Rick Shur

1/12/2019

ESL099.3351

Relating Ideas with Transitions or Subordinate Conjunctions

_x_After that,

___Afterwards,

___All the same,

_x_Apparently,

___Definitely,

_x_Despite that,
___Eventually,

_x_Even so,

_x_For that reason,

_x_Fortunately,

_x_Happily,

___Hopefully,

_x_However,

_x_In contrast,

___In this day and age,

_x_In the same way,

_x_Likewise,
___Luckily,

_x_Meanwhile,
___Moreover,
___Naturally,

_x_Nevertheless,

_x_Obviously,

_x_On the other hand,

___On top of that,

_x_Sadly,

_x_Similarly,

_x_Soon after that,

_x_Still,

_x_That notwithstanding,

_x_Therefore,

_x_Thus,

_x_Understandably,

_x_Unfortunately,

_x_What’s more,
___Without doubt

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