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Appendix C:

Transitional Expressions
PURPOSE
to add

to emphasize

to give a restatement

to place

to qualify

EXPRESSIONS
additionally, in addition (to),
again, also,
and, and then,
another, another point,
as well as, besides, beyond that,
equally important, too
first [second, last, etc.], next,
for one thing,
further, furthermore,
moreover, what's more
above all, especially,
as a matter of fact, in fact,
indeed, surely,
most important, in particular
in other words, to put it differently,
in simpler terms, that is
adjacent to, next to,
surrounding, around,
along the edge, opposite, over,
at the left [right, top, bottom, front, real],
behind, beside, in the foreground,
beyond,
in front [back] of, facing,
in the center [distance],
here, inside, nearby,
on the (far) side, outside,
above, on top,
to the north [south, east, west],
below, under, beneath,
within sight, out of sight,
before me, straight ahead,
to my right [left]
perhaps

to show an alternative

or, nor, if not, otherwise

to show a substitution

instead, in lieu of

PURPOSE

EXPRESSIONS

to summarize or
conclude

all in all, in all, overall,


in brief, to put it briefly,
in conclusion, to conclude,
in other words, in short,
in summary, on the whole,
finally, lastly,
to sum up, to summarize

to show purpose

in order to,
so that, that

to indicate order of
climax or
importance

to express a condition

to express manner
to define

to classify

to illustrate

the best [worst] pan,


the most important, the least significant, the
easiest [greatest, most difficult, most serious, most
interesting, etc.]
if, if only, even if,
in ease that, in the event that,
or (else), otherwise,
provided that, providing that,
unless, whether or not
as if, as though
can be considered, is also known as,
can be defined as, means
is the same as, is [are]
can be categorized [classified, divided],
the first category [kind, type],
there are two [three, four] groups [classes, orders,
levels, species, etc.]
another instance [example, illustration] of,
as a case in point,
for example, for instance,
here are a few examples [ instances,
illustrations], as an illustration, to illustrate,
in particular, one such, specifically,
yet another, as follows,
according to statistics, as proof,
let me illustrate, let me cite as proof

to give a reason (cause)

as, because (of), since,


inasmuch as, as long as, in view of the fact that,
on account of, on the grounds that,
for, owing to the fact that

to show a result (effect)

accordingly, and so, so,


as a consequence, consequently,
as a result (of), because of this,
for this reason, hence, therefore, thus

PURPOSE
to place in time/sequence

EXPRESSIONS
after (this/that), after a while, afterward(s), later,
at first [last, present], first of all,
at the same time, simultaneously,
at the start, to start with,
in the beginning, to begin with
before (this/that), earlier, formerly, initially,
meanwhile, in the meantime, while,
at the end, in the end, during,
eventually, in the future,
finally, lastly, last of all,
first [second, third], last,
following this, subsequently, next, then,
for a minute [hour, day],
now, at the moment that,
soon, when, as soon as,
by the time, until,
since then, as long as,

to compare

also, and, as well (as), too,


both, each of,
in the same way [manner], likewise,
just as, like, the same,
neither, similar(ly),
alike, equally

to contrast

all the same, although,


be that as it may, but, but anyway, but still,
despite, despite what, despite the fact that,
even if, even so, even though,
however, nevertheless, nonetheless,
in contrast (to), on the contrary, on the other hand,
in spite of, no matter what, regardless (of),
not only, notwithstanding,
still, though, yet, whereas, while

to concede a point

after all,
although, though, even though, granted that,
this may be true, it is true,
certainly, naturally, of course,
no doubt, to be sure, truly

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