152 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension
Reading strategies
Paraphrasing: Transitional devices
Transitional devices are particularly useful paraphrasing tools. When using such a device,
it is important to pay attention to how the particular word functions in a sentence.- Acoordinating conjunction joins two independent clauses.
Computer networks are expensive, but their widespread use is inevitable. - Asubordinating conjunction begins a dependent clause (which is not a complete sentence
in itself ).
Although computer networks are costly, their widespread use is inevitable. - Apreposition takes a noun as an object and cannot stand alone.
Despite the high cost of computer networks, their widespread use is inevitable. - Atransitional adverb is used at the beginning of an independent clause and creates a logical
connection between ideas.
Computer networks are expensive; however, their widespread use is inevitable.
There are three main uses of transitional devices: - Cause and efect
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION so
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION because, since
PREPOSITION because of, due to, as a result of
TRANSITIONAL ADVERB therefore, hence, consequently - Contrast
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION but
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION although, even though, while, whereas
PREPOSITION despite, in spite of
TRANSITIONAL ADVERB however, nevertheless, nonetheless - Adding information
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION and
PREPOSITION in addition to, as well as, besides
TRANSITIONAL ADVERB also, furthermore, moreover, additionally