Connecting Ideas in Writing

What is a transition word? Provide an example.

• An example of a transition word is 'however'.

• An example of a transition word is 'and'.

• An example of a transition word is 'the'.

• An example of a transition word is 'quickly'.

Identify the transition word in the following sentence: 'I wanted to go for a walk; however, it started to rain.'

• although

• meanwhile

• however

• therefore

Which of the following sentences uses parallel structure? A) She likes reading, writing, and to swim. B) She likes reading, writing, and swimming.

• She enjoys to read, write, and swimming.

• B) She likes reading, writing, and swimming.

• She enjoys reading, writing, and to swim.

• She likes to read, to write, and to swim.

Rewrite the following sentence to use parallel structure: 'He enjoys hiking, to bike, and swimming.'

• He enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming.

• He enjoys hiking, to bike, and to swim.

• He enjoys hiking, biking, and to swim.

• He enjoys to hike, biking, and swim.

What is the main idea of the following paragraph? 'The sun sets in the west. It creates beautiful colors in the sky. Many people enjoy watching the sunset.'

• The geographical location of the sun.

• The beauty and enjoyment of sunsets.

• The history of sunset observations.

• The scientific explanation of sunsets.

Summarize the main idea of this passage in one sentence: 'The internet has transformed communication, making it faster and more accessible.'

• The internet has revolutionized communication by making it quicker and more accessible.

• The internet has made communication more difficult and less reliable.

• The internet has had no significant impact on communication methods.

• The internet has complicated communication, making it slower and less accessible.

Analyze the relationship between these two sentences: 'The team practiced hard. They won the championship.'

• Winning the championship had nothing to do with practice.

• The team practiced poorly and still won.

• The team lost despite their hard practice.

• The team's hard practice contributed to their championship win.

What transition word would best connect these two ideas: 'She studied all night. She still failed the test.'

• because

• therefore

• yet

• however

Create a cohesive paragraph using the following sentences: 'The park is beautiful. Many people visit it. It has a lake and walking trails.'

• The park is small and rarely visited.

• It has a zoo and picnic areas.

• Many people avoid the park due to its poor condition.

• The park is beautiful, and many people visit it to enjoy its lake and walking trails.

Identify the transition word in this sentence: 'I was tired; therefore, I went to bed early.'

• although

• because

• therefore

• however