Poitier Mastering Transition Words

Identify the transition word in the following sentence: 'However, I decided to go to the party, despite the heavy rain.'

• Therefore

• In addition

• On the other hand

• However

Consider you are writing an essay on the impact of climate change. How would using transition words benefit your essay?

• To improve the flow and coherence of the essay by connecting ideas and showing relationships between sentences and paragraphs, making it easier for the reader to understand the argument.

• To slow down the pace of the essay by creating unnecessary connections between ideas, making it harder for the reader to follow the argument.

• To confuse the reader by creating unnecessary breaks in the essay, disrupting the flow of the argument.

• To make the essay more difficult to understand by adding unnecessary words, detracting from the clarity of the argument.

Read the sentence and identify the transition word: 'After the meeting concluded, everyone left the conference room and the lights were turned off.'

• During

• While

• Before

• After

Choose the appropriate transition word to complete the sentence: 'I wanted to go to the park, _____ it started to rain.' (a) but (b) so (c) because

• because

• but

• so

Identify the transition word in the following sentence: 'In addition, I need to buy some groceries.'

• At the beginning

• In addition

• However

• Furthermore

Consider writing an essay about the effects of global warming. How crucial are transition words in ensuring the essay's ideas are well connected?

• Using transition words makes the essay confusing and disjointed

• Transition words are only necessary in spoken language, not in writing

• Transition words are not important in connecting ideas in an essay

• Transition words create coherence and flow in the essay by connecting ideas and showing the relationship between them.

After a long day of work, John felt exhausted; _____, he decided to take a short break and relax.

• therefore

• moreover

• in conclusion

• finally

Each winter, my family and I choose a location to visit for a family trip. We love to travel! __________ we think about what activities we could do in each place.

• First

• Next

__________we check out flights and hotels to see if there are any great deals.

• Also

• Then

When planning a vacation, __________, we choose a destination and begin planning specific details.

• Finally

• However