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* Effectively constructing each transition often depends upon the ability to identify words or phrases that will indicate for the reader the kind of logical realationships you want to convey.(Panguin) | * Effectively constructing each transition often depends upon the ability to identify words or phrases that will indicate for the reader the kind of logical realationships you want to convey.(Panguin) | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
* | '''Commonly used transitional expressions''' | ||
* | *and | ||
* | *also | ||
*besides | |||
*for example | |||
*but | |||
*however | |||
==Transitional Paragraphs== | |||
* If blocks of text are long then a transitional paragraph may be needed. A transitional paragraph summarizes the previous information as well as establishes its relevence to the next section of information. A transitional paragraph provides a logical step from one part of a block of text to the next part | |||
*Transitions allow the reader to continue reading at a steady pace and prevent the reader from making unnecesary pauses after every five sentences. | |||
===Example=== | |||
*Although the great apes have demonstrated significant language skills, one central question remains: Can they be taught to use that uniquely human language tool we call grammar, to learn the difference, for instance, between "ape bite human" and "human bite ape"? In other words, can an ape create a sentence?(Hacker 35) | |||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||