Transition Words

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He had hoped to be the next American Idol. _____________ he was not a very good singer.

Back

Unfortunately,

Front

I have eighty-eight baseball cards in my collection. ____________ I also have seventy-three football cards.

Back

In addition,

Front

She didn’t enjoy running the confidence course. ________ she always did her best.

Back

Even so,

Front

He was an outstanding President. _______ he may have been the best President of them all.

Back

In fact

Front

I like frogs. ________ I prefer soft, cuddly, stuffed-animal frogs to slimy, live, jumpy ones.

Back

But,

Front

His presidency was brought down by scandal. ______________ he was a pretty good bowler.

Back

On the bright side,

Front

I had forgotten I had a container of yogurt in the back of the fridge. ________________ it went moldy.

Back

Subsequently,

Front

My English class lasts 75 minutes. ________________ my science class only lasts 55 minutes.

Back

In contrast,

Front

Oh, I hope I have enough money to buy lunch. ___________ I’ll have to eat this sardine and onion sandwich my mom made.

Back

Otherwise

Front

Jimi Hendrix’s show-closing performance at Woodstock was delayed by bad weather. _________ most of the audience had already gone home.

Back

As a result,