Transitional Expressions/Connectives

Transitional Expressions/Connectives

Purpose / Expression/Connective
to add /

additionally
again
also
and then
another
another point
as well as
besides

beyond that
equally important
first
second
next
then
for one thing

furthermore
in addition (to)
too
moreover
what is more
further
as well
on top of that

to emphasize /

as a matter of fact
most importantly

especially
surely
above all

in fact
in particular
indeed

to restate /

that is

in other words
in simpler terms

to put it differently

to place /

above
adjacent to
along the edge
around
behind
below
beside
beneath
beyond
facing
here
inside
nearby
next to
on top
opposite
out of sight

outside
over
straight ahead
surrounding
under
within sight
before me

at the front
at the rear

on the (far) side

in the foreground

to the north
to the south
to the east
to the west

to my left
to my right

at the left
at the right
at the top
at the bottom

in the center
in the instance
in front

in back of
to qualify /

perhaps

by this I mean

to show an alternative /

if not

otherwise

to show a substitution /

instead (of)

in lieu of

to summarize or conclude /

all in all
finally
in all
in brief
in other words
in conclusion
in short

in summary
lastly
on the whole
overall
to conclude
to put it briefly

to sum up
to summarize
hence
thus
therefore
consequently

to show purpose /

in order to

that
so that

so as to
so as not to

to indicate order of importance /

the best part
the worst part
the easiest
the greatest

the most important
the least important
the most significant
the least significant

the most difficult
the least difficult

the most serious
the most interesting

to express a condition /

if
if only
even if
unless
whether or not
supposing

in case that
in the event that
on condition that
or (else)
otherwise

provided that
providing that
as long as
so long as
otherwise

to express manner /

as if

as though

to define /

can be considered
means

is the same as

can be defined as
is also known as

to classify /

can be categorized as

can be classified as
can be divided as

can be categorized in
can be classified in
can be divided in
can be categorized into
can be classified into
can be divided into

the first category
the third category

the fifth type
the seventh type

the ninth kind
the second kind

there are two groups
there are three classes
there are seven classes
there are four orders
there are five orders
there are six levels
there are ten levels

to illustrate /

for example
for instance
such as
take for example

one such
specifically
to illustrate
another instance of
another example
another illustration

as an illustration
according to
as follows

a case in point is
in particular

yet another

here are a few examples
here are a few illustrations
here are a few instances

as proof
let me illustrate this by
let me cite as proof

to give a reason or cause /

as
because (of)
for
since

inasmuch as
as long as
in view of the fact that

on account of
on the grounds that
owing to the fact that

to show result or effect /

accordingly

and so
hence
so
so that

as a consequence

as a result (of)

on that account

therefore
thus

because of this
consequently

for this reason
for that reason

to place in time or sequence /

during
earlier
eventually
formerly
later
meanwhile
next
now
soon
simultaneously
subsequently
then
until
while
when
before
since
until
when
whenever

first
second

at present
at last

before this
before that

first of all
at first
in the beginning
initially
to begin with
to start with

at the end
in the end
finally
last
last of all
lastly

following this

after this
after that
afterward(s)

at the same time
at the start

in the future
in the meantime

as soon as

by the time (that)
since then
as long as
at the moment that as soon as

for a minute
for an hour
for a day

to compare /

each of
just as
like
likewise
neither
similar(ly)
the same

as well (as)
also
and
both
too
alike
equally

in the same way
in the same manner

to contrast /

although

but still
despite
even if
even so
even though
however
not only
regardless (of)
notwithstanding

all the same
be that as it may
nevertheless
nonetheless
still
though
yet
whereas
while
no matter what
no matter that

but anyway
despite the fact that

despite what
despite that

in contrast (to)
in spite of
on the contrary
on the other hand

to concede a point /

after all
this may be true
certainly
granted that
truly

although
even though

it is true (that)
of course
naturally
no doubt
to be sure

to make a generalization /

generally
generally speaking
in general

overall
on the whole

by and large