ACT Preparation / Unit 6 ACT 0504 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Transitions Show Relationships
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The idea
Transitional words and phrases show how one idea relates to the next, between sentences and between paragraphs, and they help writing flow from point to point.
In practice
"However" signals a turn; "for example" signals an illustration; "as a result" signals a consequence.
Where people slip
A transition is a claim about logic, and the wrong one misstates how the ideas relate.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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