Transitional Devices

Transitional devices are all of the following EXCEPT ?

• A bridge between parts of your paper.

• Clear connections between ideas.

• A way to treats paragraphs as separate ideas.

• Cues that help the reader to interpret ideas a paper develops.

Which transitional word is used to add information, repeat information or emphasize information?

• Furthermore

• Once in a while

• In brief

• To conclude

I can play quite a few musical instruments, ____________, the flute, the guitar, and the piano.

• However

• Yet

• For example

• Meanwhile

These transitions are words that are used to add emphasis or to introduce more evidence EXCEPT?

• Truly

• Thereafter

• Surprisingly

• In fact

Which word functions as a “to prove” transitional device in this sentence?

____________women suffer more not just because of the pay gap but also the pink tax

• Such as

• To conclude

• Evidently

• At first

Transitional devices can lead readers forward and imply the building of an idea or thought.

• True

• False

Which transition word shows sequence in this sentence?

That house felt very creepy inside; __________, it was sunny outside.

• At first

• Meanwhile

• Therefore

• Instead

Which transitional word shows exception?

• Yet

• However

• Nevertheless

• All of the above

Fill in the blank to show repetition.

_________________before, gas is exceedingly expensive.

• As I have said

• Surprisingly

• In fact

• All of the above

Which transitional word is used to give an example?

• Truly

• Surprisingly

• In fact

• None of the above