Transition Words

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I do want to go the beach. ______________, it is cloudy and cold, so I think I'll stay home.

• Interestingly

• Additionally

• Most of all

• However

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I think these students are smart, responsible, and workmanlike. _________________, I will trust them to study alone.

• Therefore

• Second

• In contrast

• Equally

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Jeremiah was a bullfrog that ate 100 grasshoppers in one morning. _________________, he had a froggy stomachache the rest of the day.

• Specifically

• As a result

• Foremost

• Especially

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We read the myth of Pandora. ___________, it was about how curiosity and weakness could have terrible consequences, though there were several other themes as well.

• On the other hand

• Finally

• Chiefly

• Therefore

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The math textbook has many great resources. ______________, for this lesson we are studying now, there is a detailed table of multiplication facts on page 586.

• Consequently

• Specifically

• Surprisingly

• Because of this

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Your poster has mostly yellow colors throughout. _____________, mine is covered in blues and reds.

• Accordingly

• In contrast

• Because of this

• For example

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I want you to learn several things in this lesson. _____________, I want you to become familiar with new ways to express common ideas.

• Even though

• Surprisingly

• Foremost

• Yet

I had a broken leg, a fever, and a headache. _____________ all this, I still went to the show.

• Thus

• Proof

• Despite

• Yet

There was a stop sign on the corner. Thus I knew that I needed to hit the brakes fast.

• Add a comma after "thus"

• Remove the period after "corner"

• "Thus" should have a lowercase t

• "Thus" should be changed to "However"

Be generous, be kind, and be thoughtful. Above all follow the Golden Rule.

• Place a comma after "Above"

• Place a comma after "all"

• Place a period after "follow"

• Correct as is