Transitional Expressions

To give examples

for example	to illustrate	specifically
for instance	In fact

To show that you are going to give more information

and	further	moreover
also	furthermore	too
besides	in addition

To show where information fits in a sequence

and then	in the second place	next
again	first	last
finally	second
in the first place	third

To show how ideas are related in time  

after	formerly	presently
after a while	immediately	shortly
afterward	in the meantime	simultaneously
at last	in the past	soon
at length	later	then
at that time	lately	thereafter
before	meanwhile	until
earlier	next	when
finally	now	while

To show that one idea is similar to another (comparison)

also	in the same way	likewise
in the same manner	similarly

To show that one idea conflicts with or contradicts another (contrast)

but	instead	regardless
even so	nevertheless	still
for all that	nonetheless	yet
however	on the contrary
in contrast	on the other hand

To show that you are summarizing or concluding

all in all	in short	therefore
in brief	in summary	to conclude
in conclusion	to sum up	to summarize

To show how things are related physically in space

above	here	there
below	nearby	to the east
beyond	opposite	to the left
elsewhere	to the right	to the north
farther on	to the south	to the west

To show that one idea or event is caused by another

accordingly	hence	therefore
as a result	so
consequently	to this end

Paragraph Clusters