Transition signals

Directions: Identify the correct transition signals to complete each sentence.

1. It can be difficult to define abstract ideas _________ love or friendship .

• yet

• such as

Directions: Identify the correct transition signals to complete each sentence.

2. This house on the best street in the

neighborhood; ___________________

it has easy access to the highway.

• furthermore

• instead

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Directions: Identify the correct transition signals to complete each sentence.

3. Troy was busy, ________________

He could not come.

• therefore

• that is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Directions: Identify the correct transition signals to complete each sentence.

4. My father was very strict,

________________________ he has

good reasons for all of his rules.

• together with

• however

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Directions: Identify the correct transition signals to complete each sentence.

5. Get your phone. ____________________

call your mother.

• Besides

• Then

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Directions: Identify the function of each transition signals.

6. such as

• to introduce an example

• to summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Directions: Identify the function of each transition signals.

7. furthermore

• to introduce an additional idea

• to introduce a contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Directions: Identify the function of each transition signals.

8. therefore

• to add a similar idea

• to indicate consequence or result

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Directions: Identify the function of each transition signals.

9. however

• to summarize

• to introduce an opposite idea

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Directions: Identify the function of each transition signals.

10. Then

• to sequence your ideas

• to introduce an additional idea

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6