Mues Transitional Words and Phrases Presentation

Multiple Choice

A water main downtown broke this morning, ___ several businesses had no water for hours.

• therefore

• however

• meanwhile

• otherwise

Multiple Choice

Science-fiction writer Arthur Clark predicted that satellites would be used for communication. ______, in 1947 he correctly predicted that 1959 would be the year the first rocket to the moon was launched.

• Moreover

• However

• Therefore

• Consequently

Multiple Choice

Some people in New Jersey built their houses very close to the shoreline. ______, they have had to spend a lot of money trying to protect their property from the sea.

• Consequently

• Nevertheless

• Similarly

• Otherwise

Multiple Choice

Einstein was born in Germany; ____ he became a U.S. citizen in 1940.

• later

• thus

• therefore

• meanwhile

Multiple Choice

What are transitions used for in writing?

• To connect ideas

• To confuse the reader

• To add length to the text

• To introduce new topics