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===Transitions between paragraphs=== | ===Transitions between paragraphs=== | ||
* Takes the topic sentence of the first paragraph and molds it with the topic sentence of the second paragraph. The transition between paragrahs can be a word or two, a phrase, or a sentence.(Writing) | * Takes the topic sentence of the first paragraph and molds it with the topic sentence of the second paragraph. The transition between paragrahs can be a word or two, a phrase, or a sentence.(Writing) | ||
====Example==== | |||
...Presenting all sides of an event or topic will help keep the article close to the truth. | |||
The only truth tat exists in a society with government controlled media is that of the government... | |||
===Transitions within paragraphs=== | ===Transitions within paragraphs=== | ||
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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 words within transitional expressions''' | ||
* | |||
* | <table width="500"><tr valign="top"><td width="250"> | ||
*and | |||
*also | |||
*besides | |||
*for example | |||
*but | |||
*however | |||
</td><td> | |||
*in short | |||
*after | |||
*as | |||
*above | |||
*so | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
'''Words not only used as transitions, but also used to show''' | |||
<table width="500"><tr valign="top"><td width="250"> | |||
*addition | |||
*give examples | |||
*compare | |||
*contrast | |||
</td><td> | |||
*summarize | |||
*passing of time | |||
*place or direction | |||
*logical relationships | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
==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 == | ||
* ---. "Link Across Paragrpahs." The Brief | * ---. "Link Across Paragrpahs." The Brief Panguin Handbook. New York: Long-Pearson Education, Inc. 2003: p. 50-51. | ||
* Hacker, Diana. "Providing Transitions." A Writer's Reference. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's 2003: p. 33-35. | * Hacker, Diana. "Providing Transitions." A Writer's Reference. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's 2003: p. 33-35. | ||