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    When summarizing a passage, students should pay attention to coherence and use transitional devices. Transitional devices connect ideas and sentences to improve flow and reduce choppiness. They introduce ideas, supporting details, and show relationships between concepts. Using different types of transitional words and phrases in summaries improves quality by linking ideas.

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    Transitional devices

    When summarizing, students often simply select and write down the ideas in a
    passage without paying attention to coherence. Knowledge and use of transitional
    devices will help their summaries to “flow” and be less “choppy”, allowing them
    to effectively link ideas and achieve coherence. Transitional devices connect or
    link sentences and paragraphs in a piece of writing. They are used for introducing
    ideas and supporting details or for showing the relationship between different
    ideas. while adding coherence to the piece. Using different types of transitional
    words and/ or phrases in this passage will improve the quality of the piece by
    helping to connect the ideas.

    List of Transitional Words

    Agreement / Addition / Similarity

    The transition words like also, in addition, and, likewise, add information, reinforce ideas, and express
    agreement with preceding material.

    in the first place

    not only ... but also

    as a matter of fact

    in like manner

    in addition

    coupled with

    in the same fashion / way

    first, second, third

    in the light of

    not to mention

    to say nothing of
    equally important

    by the same token

    again

    to

    and

    also

    then

    equally

    identically

    uniquely

    like

    as

    too

    moreover

    as well as

    together with

    of course

    likewise

    comparatively

    correspondingly

    similarly

    furthermore

    additionally
    Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction
    Transition phrases like but, rather and or, express that there is evidence to the contrary or point out
    alternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast).

    although this may be true

    in contrast

    different from

    of course ..., but

    on the other hand

    on the contrary

    at the same time

    in spite of

    even so / though

    be that as it may

    then again

    above all

    in reality

    after all

    but

    (and) still

    unlike

    or

    (and) yet

    while
    albeit

    besides

    as much as

    even though

    although

    instead

    whereas

    despite

    conversely

    otherwise

    however

    rather

    nevertheless

    nonetheless

    regardless

    notwithstanding

    Cause / Condition / Purpose


    These transitional phrases present specific conditions or intentions.
    in the event that

    granted (that)

    as / so long as

    on (the) condition (that)

    for the purpose of

    with this intention


    with this in mind

    in the hope that

    to the end that

    for fear that

    in order to

    seeing / being that

    in view of

    If

    ... then

    unless

    when

    whenever

    while

    because of

    as

    since

    while

    lest

    in case

    provided that

    given that

    only / even if
    so that

    so as to

    owing to

    inasmuch as

    due to

    Effect / Consequence / Result


    Some of these transition words (thus, then, accordingly, consequently, therefore, henceforth) are time
    words that are used to show that after a particular time there was a consequence or an effect.

    Note that for and because are placed before the cause/reason. The other devices are placed before the
    consequences or effects.

    as a result

    under those circumstances

    in that case

    for this reason

    in effect

    for

    thus

    because the

    then

    hence

    consequently
    therefore

    thereupon

    forthwith

    accordingly

    henceforth

    Conclusion / Summary / Restatement


    These transition words and phrases conclude, summarize and / or restate ideas, or indicate a final
    general statement. Also some words (like therefore) from the Effect / Consequence category can be
    used to summarize.

    as can be seen

    generally speaking

    in the final analysis

    all things considered

    as shown above

    in the long run

    given these points

    as has been noted

    in a word

    for the most part

    after all

    in fact

    in summary

    in conclusion
    in short

    in brief

    in essence

    to summarize

    on balance

    altogether

    overall

    ordinarily

    usually

    by and large

    to sum up

    on the whole

    in any event

    in either case

    all in all

    Obviously

    Ultimately

    Definitely

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