Grade 10 Literacy Test

                 Transitional Words and Phrases
Good writing depends upon a reader being able to follow the movement of a writer's though. Writers help readers understand the movement of their ideas by providing connections between ideas which are often called transtions. These can be signal words or phrases (or even sentences or paragraphs) which indicate toa reader how ideas are related to one another. A sentence that continues an idea previously stated will likely contain transition that expresses "addition", for example. A sentenve yhat contridicts, opposes, or offers an alternate viewpoint to an idea expressed earlier may contain a transition that "contrasts." Below is a sampling of the many transitional devices available to a writer. To express:
Addition:
and, also, moreover, next, first, second, furthermore, in addition, another, as well as, besides, finally
Example: Charles ardently loved watching football on television. He also found televised basketball riveting.
Cause and Effect:
then, subsequently, therefore, thus, hence, accordingly, incidentally, due to, as a result, so, in effect
Example: Charles watched every televised football game he could. As a result, five girlfriends in a space of three years dumped him.
Comparison:
but, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, yet, in contrast, on the contrary, at the sam time, despite, to counter
Example:The game of football, as Charles saw it, involved brute strenth and primal power. Basketball, in contrast, was a kind of ballet with a ball.
Example and Illustration:
for example, for instance, that is (or i.e.), to illustrate, specifically, in particular, such as
Example: Even slam-dunking a basketball, for example, has more finesse than slamming into a wide receiver.
Concession:
though, although, even though, of course, lest, after all, granted that, unfortunately, at the same time
Example: Although Charles found sports enriched his life in some ways, he found that his television habits left him a lonely man.
Summary or Conclusion:
in brief, in short, in conclusion, finally, thus, hence ,in summary, so you see, in closing, consequently
Example: Consequently, Charles decided to amend his habits. He curtailed his television sports habit to one game a week and found that he had adequate time to spend with his dates.
Emphasis or Intensity:
above all, primarily,especially, more important, most of all, undoubtedly, naturally, obviously, without question