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Activity 2.6
Lesson: Transitions Learning Targets
• Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation when writing.
When you are writing, using transitions helps the reader understand the connections between ideas. Transitions also help you vary sentence beginnings and sentence structure.
Uses of Transitions
Examples
to give examples or evidence
for example for instance if so
in fact
to show order or result
as a result
at first
finally consequently meanwhile next
still
then thus therefore
to show similarity
additionally also likewise furthermore
to show difference
however
even so
instead otherwise
on the other hand
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