Write a short paragraph on the topic of your choice, using at least FIVE transitional markers.

Answer

Answer:

Frequently used transitional markers are given below and students can write any paragraph of their choice making use of at least five of them. Any accurate transitional marker other than the mentioned ones will also be considered correct.

Transitional Markers:   

1. Words that signal a RESULT:

            thus                 therefore                      as a consequence

            hence               accordingly                 consequently

2. Words that signal a CONTRAST:

But      in contrast                   conversely                   however          I

Instead                                    nevertheless                 yet                  

still                              even though                although

despite                         on the other hand        on the contrary           

             in spite of

3. Words that show COMPARISON:

like                  likewise                       as well        just as

just like            similarly                       in a similar fashion

in like manner  equally                        as         in the same way

4. Words that show ILLUSTRATION / EXAMPLE:

for example                 to illustrate                  once

for instance                 such as                       including

5. Words that show CAUSE AND EFFECT:

thus     because                        because of                   consequently

since                            result                           therefore         

accordingly                 as a result                   if…then

so        

6.Words that show A SERIES / TIME:

one, first                      next                             as        

two, second                 before                          now    

three, third                  after                             until    

since                            soon                             previously

lastly                            afterward                    finally

then                             often                            immediately

while                          during                          frequently

at last  

7.Words that show ADDITION:

and      and also                       and…too                     besides

being                           furthermore     one         in addition

first of all                    also                  second   secondly

third,   thirdly             another                        next       finally