Question

What are transtion words, and why should you use them?

Answer 1

Transition words and phrases connect ideas, help sentence flow and guide your readers from one thought to another in a text. For example (there’s one right there!), also, but, indeed, first and afterward are all transition words.

When choosing a transition word or phrase, you must know what the relationship is between your ideas. Are you trying to show how two ideas are similar or different? Or are you trying to show cause and effect, or simply a result? Are you giving an example? Your readers need transition words to understand what you are trying to say. Without these handy connector words, they have to muddle through on their own and may not get the intended meaning.