Transition Words and Phrases

Which of the following sentences has NOT used the underlined connective properly?

• The committee decided to hold the fair on a Friday. Similarly, the harvest dance will be on a Friday night, too.

• Even if the school district pays for half of the students’ breakfasts, there still will be those without enough resources to pay for the remaining amount.

• Many may have a role in a students grade. Ultimately, no one has more influence on a student’s grades than the student themselves.

• Furthermore, the student council has unanimously endorsed the revised calendar for the school.

Although I worked hard, I couldn’t pass my exam. Which among the following can replace the word in parenthesis above.

• by the way

• in spite of the fact that

• therefore

• as a result

What transition word starts the first body paragraph?

• First,

• Additionally,

• For example,

• From the evidence provided,

What transition word is used to present the first piece of text evidence in a body paragraph?

• First,

• For example,

• This proves

• From the evidence provided,

What transition phrase do you use before presenting your analysis?

• This proves

• From the evidence provided,

• For evidence,

• On the other hand,

What transition phrase do we use to present the alternate claim?

• Lastly,

• On the other hand,

• Additionally,

• First,

What transition do we use at the end of each body paragraph?

• From the evidence provided,

• In conclusion,

• This proves

• Lastly,

What transition do we use at the start of the conclusion paragraph?

• In conclusion,

• From the evidence provided,

• Lastly,

• This proves

What transition do we use to present an analysis on the why the alternate claim is not true?

• However,

• In conclusion,

• For example,

• From the evidence,

What punctuation mark is used after most transition phrases?

• Period

• Comma

• Apostrophe

• Colon