SENTENCE TRANSITIONS Samples

STUDENT SENTENCE TRANSITIONS | Writing Samples Cause & Effect, Compare Contrast, Addition and Time or Sequence Sentence Transitions Examples 

Help students learn how to connect ideas in a text by using example sentence starters, transitions and conclusions, addition sentence transitions, contrast sentence transitions, and concession sentence transitions

ADDITION SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

Additionally, Also, As well as, Besides, Furthermore, In addition, Likewise, Moreover, Not only, Similarly 

CONTRAST SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

Although, But, Despite, However, In contrast, Instead, On the contrary, On the other hand, Unlike, Yet 

CONCESSION SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

Admittedly,,Certainly, Clearly, Evidently, Granted, Naturally, Obviously, Of course, Undeniably, Understandably 

CAUSE AND EFFECT SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

As a result, Because, Consequently, Since, So, Therefore 

EXAMPLES SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

For example, For instance, In particular, Specifically, Such as, To illustrate 

CONCLUSIONS SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

Finally, Generally, In brief, In conclusion, In summary, On the whole 

TIME AND ORDER SENTENCE TRANSITIONS

After, At once, Before, During, First . . . second . . . third 

First . . . next . . . then, If . . . then . . . , In the meantime 

Meanwhile, Often, Presently, Shortly, Soon after, Still 

Temporarily, Until, When, While 

Cause & Effect Sentence Transitions

therefore • consequently • thus • as a result (of) • for this reason • accordingly • so • for since • because • if…then • in order to

Addition Sentence Transitions

moreover • furthermore • finally • in addition (to) • besides and • nor • not only…but also • • both…and

Comparison  Sentence Transitions

likewise • similarly • in the same way • in the same manner 

just as…so • the more…the more • whether…or • either…

or • neither…nor

Contrast Sentence Transitions

however • nevertheless • in spite of • despite • in contrast • on the other hand • on the contrary  • but • yet • the more…the less

although • though • even though • unlike • while • whereas • 

despite • in spite of 

Time or Sequence Sentence Transitions

first/second/third • then/next/finally • afterwards • meanwhile • previously • initially • later • subsequently no sooner…than when • whenever • while • until • before • after • as soon as • as long as first/second/third • then/next/finally • afterwards • meanwhile • previously • initially • later • subsequently • no sooner…than when • whenever • while • until • before • after • as soon as • as long as

Topic Sentence Starters: 

It is amazing to think about …, Let me explain …. You’ll be excited to learn that …, Do you realize that …, Have you ever thought about …, Have you ever wondered…, Let me tell you about …, It’s incredible that …, There are many reasons that …, There are many ways in which…, So, you want to understand how…, Why do …, How can …, When do …, Where can… It’s hard to believe, but… , You will find that… , You’ll soon discover that… , No one will argue that… , So, why is (are)… , What’s so great about…

Sentence Starters for Emergent and Advanced Writers 

Examining Prior Knowledge:
I understand that…
This reminds me of…
This relates to…

Forming Interpretations:
What this means to me is…
I think this represents…
The idea I’m getting is…
One question that this text answers is…
One question that this text addresses is…

Asking Questions:
I wonder why…
What if…
How come…
How is it possible that…

Monitoring:
I lost track of everything except…
I need to reread the part where…
I know I’m on the right track because…
A term or idea that was unclear to me was…

Predicting:
I’ll bet that…
I think…
If ____, then …

Revising Meaning:
At first I thought _____, but now I…
My latest thought about this is…
I’m getting a different picture here because…

Visualizing:
I can imagine…
In my mind I see…
If this were a movie scene…

Analyzing the Author’s Craft:
A golden line for me is…
This word/phrase stands out for me because…
I like how the author uses ____ to show…

Making Connections:
This reminds me of…
I experienced this once when…
I can relate to this to other readings because…
The argument here is similar to ___ because…
Another example of ___ is…

Reflecting and Relating:
So, the big idea is…
A conclusion that I’m drawing is…
This is relevant to my life because…
This author is trying to make me (see, feel, know,
do) …
It makes a difference that this text was written
because…

Adopting an Alignment:
The character I most identify with is…
The idea I find most provocative is…
I reject this author’s view because…

Evaluating:
I like/don’t like ____ because…
This could be more effective if…
The most important message here is…
One big difference between this and ___ is…

Sources: New York City Writing Project, “Monitoring Our Reading.” NY: Lehman College, 2000.

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