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Writers use transition words to indicate
how facts, details, and events are related. These words are called transition
words. Examples of some transition words follow:
| Spatial
order |
on, in, above, below, beside,
near |
| Chronological
order |
before, next, after, meanwhile,
until |
| Logical
order |
first, second, third, next,
lastly, finally |
| Specificity
order |
in general, specifically,
typically |
| Familiarity
order |
commonly, usually, infrequently,
unusually |
| Comparative
order |
on the other hand, on the
contrary |
| Importance
order |
the main, the central, the
basic, the least |
| Causation
and effect |
because, since, consequently
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