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Jaden is an excellent long distance runner. ________, his cousin Anthony is better with short distances.

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You'd better take the bus. ___, you'll get to game late.

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Jackie didn't have a sweet tooth. ___, she baked a decadent lemon cake.

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Tomas and Mike had planned to play Fortnite after school. ________, the brothers helped their abuela prepare a delicious dinner.

This transition word indicates that an example is about to come.

This transition word introduces one or more examples of an idea that was just mentioned.

This transition word means that a statement is very much like the previous statement.

I could really go for some Chinese food for dinner. _____, pizza would be great, too.

Transition words make your writing flow. When you are moving from one idea to the next, a transition is a quick way to help explain how the two ideas relate. Depending on the relationship between the two things you're connecting, you'll use different transitions. Some transitions show contrast; others give examples.

According to this passage, how can transition words help your writing?

Choose the best transition word.

The day was long and tiring, ____ she decided to go to bed early.

Peter is involved with many after school sporting activities. _____, Jane prefers to spend her free time playing video games indoors.

I was just getting over the flu. _______, I went to school to take the FSA.

Jesse is an animal lover. _________ , he adores penguins and pandas.

Peter won the scholarship to his dream school. _______, he was able to attend for free.

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However

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Nonetheless

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Nevertheless

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Stan decided that if he sold concessions at his new baseball stadium, so the fans would spend more money.

The claim was reasonable: a little candy can give tired students a needed sugar rush to keep awake during class. The teacher remained doubtful, therefore, that eating in class would directly enhance the learning process for Jason or his peers.

John Smith shares a surname with thousands of Americans, so he has one unique fact that sets him apart: he's a direct descendant of the same John Smith popularized in the tale of Pocahontas.

A century ago, a common problem in soccer games was players not participating in the game, but rather lingering by the goal to get an easy point. A rule was made, therefore, that stated a player would be considered offside is he or she were beyond the second-to-last defender while the ball was in play.

This "No Trespassing" sign serves as a diplomacy technique because it helps prevent disagreeing parties from coming in contact with one another, fighting for bountiful hunting grounds, or otherwise developing strife in the region.

Which of the following alternative would be the LEAST acceptable?

Although seafaring, whales are not related to fish, because even if a whale's fins and tail appear fishlike, the whale's closest living relative is the hippo.

Though considered unpleasant pests, cockroaches actually have a long history on earth. Therefore, relatives of cockroaches have existed on earth for over three hundred million years.

Though some students dislike college dorms because of the lack or privacy, I consider this trait to be their main benefit.

Which of the following options would NOT be acceptable?

My mother had taken the car to visit her friend from college because Anthony, my oldest brother, made the nine-mile hike back to the family farm.

Science is an approachable topic for people who like things in black and white. History, though, can't be discussed in such absolutes.

Which option below would be the LEAST acceptable?

She forgot her homework in her locker, for her mother, more than little annoyed, had to drive her back to school.

For the poorest of settlements, wasting money on food that soon spoiled was worse than having a shortage. Many decreed, consequently, that no trade for food should be carried out before the fisherman returned with either their catch or their empty nets.

The sound of a whistle pierced the thin night air of the woods, and the gate flung open without warning. Immediately, the dogs ran through the opening and into the forest.

Which is the BEST alternative to underlined portion?

We ensured, with a keen eye, that all sweets were dispersed evenly because the older children often caused disputes and hurt the little ones' feelings.

Which of the following alternatives would NOT be acceptable?

When my father drives, he actually enjoys being stuck in heavy traffic, surrounded by other cars, even though most people consider traffic jams to be among the worst of life's inevitable annoyances.

Which of following would NOT be an appropriate alternative?

Almost constantly, each vivid color of North American Azalea can be seen in the Smith's back garden.

Which alternative would NOT be acceptable?

Most of the frontiersmen carried enough supplies to last them the entire westward journey. Others, likewise, relied more heavily on fellow travelers to barter with or sell them supplies.

Our mother's first apartment was the height of luxury, filled with wonderful conveniences she had never had before. Otherwise, mother could wash her dishes in a dishwasher, heat the house with an electric heater, and dry her clothes in a machine instead of on a line of string through the kitchen.

At the concert last night, the band played all of Jermaine's favorite songs from its very first album. To be sure, it was surprising to hear all of those old hits from five albums ago.

She campaigned ceaselessly all year. Accordingly, the voters remained skeptical of her carefully arranged words and empty promises.

The captain's wretched crew was forced to row blindly through the driving sheets of rain, or else the ship would be pushed too far off course.

The remote Rainbow Waterfall is an arduous three-mile hike into the heart of the rainforest. Also, once you reach the timeworn Cachoeira do Arco-iris sign, the site is only a quarter of a mile away.

Because fledgling birds do not always willingly leap from the nest, the mother bird sometimes has to give her offspring their first gentle push into the air.

Some say it is impossible to discover buried treasure with a metal detector. However, it has happened in the past, so it is not a completely futile venture.

The encyclopedia set I bought my grandparents last year has been handy in more ways than I could ever have anticipated. My grandpa, therefore, uses the fourth and fifth volumes to balance his wobbly kitchen table.