Transitions: Types, Definitions, Examples

Select the correct word to match the following definition:

Words or phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs- help make a piece of writing flow better

• Topic Sentences

• Transitions

• Punctuation

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Select the correct word to match the following definition:

used to signal a chronological or logical sequence especially at the end of a paragraph or essay

• Concluding Transitions

• Cause and Effect Transitions

• Example Transitions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Select the correct word to match the following definition:

words tell the reader that the writer is changing from one topic or item to another

• Comparison Transitions

• Cause and Effect Transitions

• Concluding Transitions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

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noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others

• Example Transitions

• Concluding Transitions

• Cause and Effect Transitions

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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illustrating its kind or a general rule by connecting ideas and sentences

• Artistic Transitions

• Example Transitions

• Introduction Transitions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Choose the correct transition choices for CONCLUDING TRANSITIONS

*There is more than one correct choice.

• Finally,

• In brief,

• Overall,

• In conclusion,

• For example,

Choose the correct transition choices for COMPARISON TRANSITIONS

*There is more than one correct choice.

• Even though,

• However,

• To summarize,

• On the whole,

• On the other hand,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Choose the correct transition choices for CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITIONS

*There is more than one correct choice.

• As a result,

• Hence,

• Since,

• To illustrate,

• In conclusion,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Choose the correct transition choices for EXAMPLE TRANSITIONS

*There is more than one correct choice.

• Even though,

• Specifically,

• For example,

• To illustrate,

• Therefore,

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False:

Transitions are one of Mrs. Ackerman's favorite ways to improve your writing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D