Connecting ideas between sentences or paragraphs (transition words)/ Connectors for writing skill.

Connecting ideas between sentences or 

paragraphs (transition words)/ Connectors

Transitional expressions can be used to connect ideas between sentences or paragraphs. Different categories of transition words and phrases are presented below. Words in the same category are not always interchangeable.

additionally	first, second, third, etc.	likewise
also	following this further	moreover
and	further	not only .       , but also
and then	furthermore	not to mention
as well, as well as	in addition	or
besides, besides that	indeed	then, too
equally important	in fact	too
finally	last, lastly	what is more

You can use the following words as signals that specific examples will be given:

especially	notably
for example, an example	on this occasion
for instance	particularly, in particular
in this case, in another case	specifically
in this situation	take the case of
including	to demonstrate
namely	to illustrate, as an illustration

You can use the following words as signals to clarify information that has been presented:

I mean                                           that is to say                                     under certain circumstances                              in other words                            to put it another way                       up to a point                                in this case

You can use the following words as signals to emphasize information that has been presented or will be presented:

above all	extremely	obviously
absolutely	forever	surprisingly
always	in any case	that is
as a matter of fact	in any event	undeniably
besides	indeed	undoubtedly
certainly	in fact	unquestionably
definitely	more importantly	without a doubt
emphatically	naturally	without reservation
even more	never

You can use the following words as signals that a cause-and-effect relationship will be presented:

accordingly                                                                 for

as, as a result                                                               for the simple reason that,

for this reason

because, because of                                                    hence

being that                                                                     inasmuch as  

consequently, as a consequence                                 in that       

due to (the fact that)                                                              in view of (the fact that)

 owing to (the fact that)                                              so that

seeing that                                                                  therefore

since so, so much (so) that                                        thus

You can use the following words as signals that the information already presented will be compared or contrasted with new information:

after all                                                                                        nevertheless

although, although this is true                                                    nonetheless

at the same time                                                                          notwithstanding

balanced against                                                                         on the contrary

but                                                                                              on the other hand

compared to/with, in comparison, by comparison                    similarly

conversely                                                                                 still

for all that                                                                                  when in fact

however                                                                                      where

in contrast                                                                                  whereas

in the same manner/way                                                           while this is true

likewise meanwhile                                                                  yet

You can use the following words as signals of a time relationship:

After, after a while                                                               initially ‘

afterwards                                                                            in the first place

as soon as                                                                              in the future

at first, at last, at the same time                                            in the meantime

before, before long, before this                                            last, last but not least, lastly

currently                                                                               later

during                                                                                   meanwhile

eventually                                                                            next

finally                                                                                   previously

first of all, first, second, third, etc.                                      simultaneously

formerly,                                                                              soon, soon after

immediately                                                                        subsequently

immediately before, immediately following                      then, and then

in the end                                                                             thereafter

You can use the following words as signals for introducing disagreement or conflict:

Making a concession or compromise about a point:

admittedly                       given that                                 naturally

albeit                              granted that, granting that                   nevertheless

although                           however                                              nonetheless

at least                             I admit that                                         notwithstanding

be that as it may             in any event                                       still

but even so                   in either event                                     though

even though                 in the event that                                  yet

Dismissing a previous statement or argument:

all the same                  in any case                     in the event that               whatever happens

besides                       in any event                      it may appear that               whichever

either way                    in either case                                rather    

even if                                        in either event                            regardless        

Pointing out a contradiction:

But         conversely           however           in spite of      when in fact 

Despite                            in contrast           instead                whereas

by way of contrast

Indicating reservations:

Indeed            notwithstanding nevertheless        regardless nonetheless                   

Indicating a digression to a previous point or resuming after a digression or interruption:

Anyway     at any rate       incidentally         to get back to the point

As I was saying                by the way           to change the topic   

to return to the subject

Pointing out conditions

Although                 if                     only if                     providing that       as/so long as     on condition that    provided that        unless         

You can use the following words as signals that a summary or conclusion will be presented:

accordingly	given these facts
all in all, all together	hence
as a result	in conclusion, to conclude
as I have said, as I stated,	in short
as I have shown	on the whole
as indicated above/earlier	overall
as mentioned, as I mentioned	since
as noted earlier, as has been noted,	so
as I have noted	summing up, in summary,
briefly, in brief, to put it briefly	to summarize
by and large	then
consequently	therefore
finally	thus