Copy of Transitional Words and Phrases Presentation

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of using transitional words and phrases in writing?

• They make the text more colorful.

• They help connect ideas smoothly.

• They increase the word count.

• They make sentences longer.

Open Ended

How do transitional words help in understanding the relationship between ideas?

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.

• YET

• UNTIL

• LATER ON

• IN CONTRAST

Multiple Choice

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

• AS A RESULT

• EVEN THOUGH

• NEVERTHELESS

• FOR INSTANCE

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.

• IN CONTRAST

• LASTLY

• IN THE FIRST PLACE

• CONSEQUENTLY

Multiple Choice

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

• ALSO

• HOWEVER

• SIMILARLY

• FOR EXAMPLE