Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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A.ppendixCI ChartsofConnectingWordsandTransitionSignals 297


ConjunctiveAdverb Examples
Toindicate"thefirststatementisnottrue;thesecondstatementistrue"
instead Themedicinedidnotmakehimfeelbetter;instead,it madehimfeelworse.
onthecontrary ;onthecontrary,
rather ; rather,
instead(meaning TheyhadplannedtogotoHawaiiontheirhoneymoon;instead,theywent
"asa substitute") toMexico.
Togiveanotherpossibility...
alternatively Youcanliveina dormoncampus;ontheotherhand,youcanrenta roomwitha
ontheotherhand familyoffcampus.
;alternatively,
otherwise Studentsmusttakefinalexams;otherwise,theywillreceivea gradeofIncomplete.
(meaning"ifnot")
Toaddanexplanation
inotherwords Someculturesarematriarchal;inotherwords,themothersaretheneadofthefamily.
thatis ; thatis,
Tomakeastrongerstatement
indeed Mangoesarea verycommonfruit;indeed,peopleeatmoremangoesthananyother
fruitin theworld.
infact ;infact,

TransitionSignals

TransitionSignals Coordinating Subordinating Others:Adject1ves,
andConjunctive Conjunctions Conjunctions ~ Prepositions,Verbs
A.dverbs andPaired
Conjunctions
ToUstideasinorderoftime
first, ... before thefirst(reason,cause,
firstofall, ... after step,etc.)
second, o•• until thesecond o••
third, •• 0 when thethird •• 0
next, o•• while another•• 0
then '0' assoonas thelast.0.
afterthat, ... since thefinal...
meanwhile,...
in themeantime, •• 0
finally, ...
last,...
lastofall, o••
subsequently,...
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