transitional word

英语写作连接词transitional word，内容有： add ideas together show emphasis & clarity show similarity show contrast show cause & effect others show concession time & sequence draw a conclusion make a summary point out samples to illustrate

transitional word

• add ideas together
  • also
  • too
  • in addition (to this)
  • apart from this
  • moreover
  • besides
  • additionally
  • worst still
• show emphasis & clarity
  • of course
  • undoubtedly
  • unquestionably
  • obviously
  • without a doubt
  • most importantly/most important of all
  • that is to say
  • indeed
  • particularly/in particular
  • above all
  • after all
  • in fact
  • most important of all
  • namely
  • actually
  • in other words
• show similarity
  • just as
  • same as
  • in like manner
  • in the same way/manner
  • likewise
  • similarly
  • equally important
• show contrast
  • in contrast (to)
  • in comparsion
  • on the contrary
  • compare to
  • conversely
  • unlike
  • on the other hand
  • differing from
• show cause & effect
  • result
    • as a consequence (of)
    • as a result (of)
    • thus
    • hence
    • consequently
    • therefore
    • so
    • accordingly
  • reason
    • due to
    • because of
    • for this reason
    • with this in mind
    • owing to
    • thanks to
• others
  • • luckily
    • certainly
    • alternatively
    • admittedly
  • • to be frank
    • to be honest
    • to tell the truth
  • • juding from
  • • I think
    • I hope
    • I see
  • • needless to say
    • strange to say
  • • otherwise
    • to make matters worse
    • sure enough
    • friendly speaking
    • in one's opinion
    • up to a point
    • whereas
  • place
    • at school
    • out of school
    • at home
• show concession
  • in that case
  • even so
  • in spite of
  • nevertheless
  • nonetheless
• time & sequence
  • • first
    • next
    • then
    • after that
    • finally
  • • following
    • meanwhile
    • all of a sudden
    • at first/in the beginning/to begin with
    • in the end
    • at the same time
    • before long/soon
    • so far
    • in one's free time
• draw a conclusion make a summary
  • overall
  • briefly
  • in short/brief
  • in conclusion
  • to summarise
  • to sum up
  • in summary
  • generally/generally speaking
  • in general
  • on the whole
  • as far as I know
  • as a rule
  • for the most part
  • in most cases
• point out samples to illustrate
  • • such as
    • for instance
    • for example
    • to illustrate (this point)
    • to begin with/first of all
    • last but not least/at last
    • in this case
    • to clarify (this point)
    • including
  • • first/firstly
    • second/secondly
    • third/thirdly
    • finally
  • • for one thing...for another
    • on one hand...on the other hand