Connectives & Transitional Phrases Where in the World Am I
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Connectives & Transitional Phrases – Where in the World Am I?
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Logical Relationships: To introduce another first, second, in the second place; next; then; item in a series or furthermore; moreover; in addition; finally; last; sequence also; similarly; besides, and; as well as To introduce an in particular; specifically; for instance; for illustration or other example, that is, namely specification To introduce a result or a consequently; as a result; accordingly; thus; so; cause therefore; then; because; since; for To introduce a conclusion in conclusion; finally; evidently; clearly; actually; or summary to sum up; altogether; of course To introduce an opposing but; however; yet; nevertheless; on the contrary; point on the other hand; in contrast; still; neither; nor To introduce a certainly; naturally; of course; it is true; to be concession to an sure; granted opposing view To resume the original nonetheless; all the same; even though; still; line of reasoning after a nevertheless concession TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIPS: To indicate frequently; often; occasionally; now and then frequency To indicate during; briefly; for a long time; while duration To indicate a now; then; at that time; last Sunday; when particular time To indicate the beginning at first, in the beginning; since; before then To indicate in the meantime; meanwhile; at that moment; at the middle the same time; simultaneously; next; then To indicate eventually; finally; at last; in the end; the end and beyond subsequently; later; afterward SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS: To indicate close to; near; next to; alongside; adjacent to; closeness facing To indicate in the distance; far; beyond; away distance To indicate up/down; sideways; along; across; to the direction right/left; in front of; behind; above/below; inside/outside; toward/away from