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Conclude: finish, finalize, stop
It happens to the best of us. Sometimes, we talk a lot and offer a lot of examples. This is great, but we might need to remind people of our original point. How do you conclude or restate your idea in your writing or speech? The answer…. transition words! Here are a few of the most common transition words for wrapping up or concluding your statement: All in all, for these reasons, to sum up, in brief, in conclusion, in short, in summary, to conclude, to summarize, these examples show …, it is clear that …, you can see that... Transition words are usually placed at the beginning of the sentence, followed by a comma. The last three phrases also start the sentence, but you don’t need to use a comma. Here are some practice questions. Share your idea first, then restate your opinion with one of the words listed above.
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Cause: source, root, origin, or beginning
Effect: result, consequence, or outcome Many writing assignments will ask you to explain the cause and effect relationships between different events. For example, you might be asked to explain the consequences of a political policy...cause and effect! Maybe your professor or boss will ask you to explain mistakes you made in a project and their impact on the final result.... cause and effect! As you can see, cause and effect reappears again and again in conversations. So, how do you show cause and effect in your writing or speech? The answer…. transition words! Here are a few of the most common transition words for cause and effect: For cause: Because, since, as, because of (+ noun) For effect: Therefore, consequently, as a result, so Transition words are usually placed at the beginning of the sentence, followed by a comma. See if you can use some of the words listed above to answer these questions.
Pull out your notes on last Monday’s post, Body Vocabulary: Symptoms of Health Problems. Here are the correct answers!
Page 1. Symptoms Sore Throat Cough Pain Dizziness Sneezing Fever Runny Nose Rash Throwing Up Diarrhea Swelling Shortness of Breath Page 2. Side Effects Sleepy Thirsty Headache Stroke Seizure Chest Pain Order: sequence, organization, or series
You might need to show or explain the order of activities for many different situations. Recipes, driving directions, experiments, dances, and craft projects are just some examples of things that usually have a specific sequence of steps. How do you show order of steps in your writing or speech? The answer…. transition words! Here are a few of the most common transition words for order: first, second, third, etc., first of all, next, then, after that, finally, now, soon, meanwhile, following this, at this point, afterward, subsequently, previously, before this, simultaneously, concurrently Transition words are usually placed at the beginning of the sentence, followed by a comma. See if you can use some of the words listed above to answer these questions.
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