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A transition is a word or phrase that | A transition is a word or phrase that connect ideas from one unit of text to another. It provides clear, logical, steps from one point to the next. Before checking for proper transitions in an essay you should make sure the essay is well organized. This will help the essay seem coherent, concise and aid in its clarity. Transitions are used in sentences, paragraphs and large blocks of text. Between paragraphs the topic sentence of one paragraph should allude to the final sentence of the previous paragraph: | ||
:: Presenting all sides of an event or topic will help keep the article close to the truth. | :: Presenting all sides of an event or topic will help keep the article close to the truth. | ||
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:: What is true for juice boxes is also true for other forms of synthetic packaging. (Hacker 34) | :: What is true for juice boxes is also true for other forms of synthetic packaging. (Hacker 34) | ||
Another method is for the final sentence of a paragraph to summarize the paragraph and | Another method is for the final sentence of a paragraph to summarize the paragraph and suggest ideas in the next paragraph. | ||
Within sentences, | Within sentences, transitions are used to move from one part of the sentence to another. Some examples of these common words are: | ||
:: and, also, besides, for example, but, however, in short, after, as, above, below, if, and so | :: and, also, besides, for example, but, however, in short, after, as, above, below, if, and so | ||