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How to use transitional words and phrases Transitional words and phrases are like bridges

How to use transitional words and phrases Transitional words and phrases are like bridges between parts of your paper. They are cues that help the reader to interpret ideas in the way that you, as a writer, want them to understand. Transitional words and phrases help you carry over a thought from one sentence to another, from one idea to another, and from one paragraph to another with words or phrases. And finally, transitional words and phrases link your sentences and paragraphs together smoothly so that there are no abrupt jumps or breaks between ideas. There are several types of transitional words and phrases, and each category leads your reader to make certain connections or assumptions about the areas you are connecting. Here is a list of some common transitional words and phrases that can be used to cue your reader in a given way. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) Not only ---- but also --- ﺃﻴﻀﺎ

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) Not only ---- but also --- ﺃﻴﻀﺎ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻟﻴﺲ Not only do I think that it is important to share friendships with people of different ages, but also of different backgrounds. There are no reliable population figures, not only because of the size of the country but also because of the political sensitivity involved in counting its ethnic and religious groups. in the light of In the light of your good record, we have decided to overlook this ﺿﻮﺀ ﻓﻲ offence. by the same token ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻮﺍﻝ ﻧﻔﺲ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ as well as ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ You have to show respect to your colleagues, and by the same token they have to show respect to you. "I'd obviously like to stay here and play out my career here but by the same token I want to be playing first grade and at the highest level. " She has a house in London as well as a flat in Paris. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use to say nothing of ﻋﻦ ﻧﺎﻫﻴﻚ coupled with

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use to say nothing of ﻋﻦ ﻧﺎﻫﻴﻚ coupled with Example(s) Pollution affects the soil, to say nothing of its impact on wildlife. The weather, coupled with the fact that the trains were on strike, meant few reporters turned up. Additionally Members receive six newsletters a year. Additionally, they have the ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ use of a helpline. Additionally a decline in net investment gains in recent years and extremely liquid invested asset base has led to lower than average returns as a matter of fact ﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﻓﻲ I haven't been here long. As a matter of fact, I just got off the plane ﺍﻷﻤﺮ yesterday. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) Apart from / as well as ﺇﻟﻰ

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) Apart from / as well as ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ • to link two statements which are true in order to emphasize that both things are true. Apart from/ as well as + -ing only when both verbs have the same subject apart from/ as well as + noun / pronoun apart from the fact that + subject + verb * must be used when the verbs have different subjects She has a house in London as well as a flat in Paris. She works in the evening as well as working all day. Apart from working all day, she works in the evening. I have several other bills to pay apart from this one. I’m not going to buy it. Apart from the fact that it’s expensive, I don’t really like it. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) equally I am trying to do what

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) equally I am trying to do what is best, but equally important I have to important consider the cost. ﺍﻷﻬﻤﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭ ﻧﻔﺲ Too ﺃﻴﻀﺎ I cooked the meal and I washed up afterwards, too / as well. Too / as well • at the end of a sentence in which two clauses are linked by a second sentence Note: Do not use too/ as English is my favourite subject but I like history too. well at the beginning of a sentence. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Example(s) in addition to ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Example(s) in addition to ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ = apart from/ as well as, but more formal He speaks five languages in addition to his own. In addition to + -ing • only used when both verbs have the same subject In addition to running the department, she has in addition to + noun/ pronoun in addition to the fact that + subject +verb, etc. • when the verbs have different subjects in addition to this / that You will require a work permit in addition to the responsibility for staff training. appropriate qualifications. In addition to the fact that her work is good, she gets on very well with everyone else. You will require the appropriate qualifications and, in addition to a work permit. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Example(s) Could you say that again, please?

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Example(s) Could you say that again, please? He soon felt well again. This must never happen again. Again ﺛﺎﻧﻴﺔ Likewise I prepared well for the exam and Ali did likewise. ﻛﺬﻟﻚ The news reported that Montana would be very cold this week. I said, "Likewise, Rochester will be, too. “ He voted for the change and he expected his colleagues to do likewise. Furthermore/ moreover The room I was given at your hotel was unsatisfactory. Furthermore / Moreover, the service was very poor. ﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻼﻭﺓ • to introduce another comment or point in addition to something previously said • quite formal • can be followed by a comma More and more people are opposed to the idea of raising university fees. Moreover, there is now evidence that it discourages many students from coming to the U. K. Moreover, many of the fees are unrelated to the Brand's actual performance. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use not to mention Example(s) He has two

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use not to mention Example(s) He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France. ﻋﻦ ﻧﺎﻫﻴﻚ as ﻛﻤﺎ She works as a secretary for a big company. Obviously, it wasn't as clear as you thought, if you didn't understand my reference. of course Since we disapprove of the scheme; of course we are not going to do ﺑﺎﻟﻄﺒﻊ it. Of course infinity is too much to pay to watch television or run your air conditioner. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) Then She became a teacher in 2004.

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) Then She became a teacher in 2004. She lived in London then, but now she lives in Paris. ﺣﻴﻨﻬﺎ in the same fashion / way / ﺍﻟﺸﻜﻞ ﻧﻔﺲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ Comparatively ﻧﺴﺒﻴﺎ First of all Scientists in Japan have created a device that acts in the same way as a laser emits beams of light, except with sound waves. A comparatively large number of students were absent. The technology is still comparatively new. That's partly because both are comparatively new to mobile, Sharma said. First of all, I will start with chapter one of my project. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Example(s) Identically The boys were identically dressed

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Example(s) Identically The boys were identically dressed in black suits ﻣﻤﺎﺛﻞ The brown hair, the nearly identically arranged blue and white clothes Like ﻣﺜﻞ She looked like she was about to cry. The fall of 2000 felt like end times for rock 'n' roll in New York City Uniquely Mr Smith is uniquely qualified to deal with students problems. ﻓﺮﻳﺪ The federal government is uniquely placed to push this forward. to point out His plan was to point out the best beaches before we would decide on the journey. ﺇﻟﻰ ﻧﺸﻴﺮ ﺃﻦ Besides that ﺑﺎﻻﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ I admire Mr. John Smith for being our teacher. Besides that, I admire him because he is always helping weak students in their class work.

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Correspondingl y ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﻓﻲ Also ﺃﻴﻀﺎ together

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Correspondingl y ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﻓﻲ Also ﺃﻴﻀﺎ together with ﻣﻊ Example(s) The service is better and correspondingly more expensive. The movement correspondingly calls for the ability of countries to leave the euro. He plays several musical instruments and also writes music. Crystal likes camping in the mountains. Also, Crystal is an experienced hiker. They're also great for handling multiple email accounts in one location. Your sandwich, together with your salad, came to $5, 50 Together with a weakening of domestic institutions, this has hurt the investment climate. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Similarly ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻤﺜﻞ Example(s) Students in both schools

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity I Use Similarly ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻤﺜﻞ Example(s) Students in both schools achieved similarly low scores on the test. The boys must wear a pair of pants and dress shirts. Similarly, the strict dress code requires plaid skirts and blouses for the girls. To ﺇﻟﻰ Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place. The vegetables were cooked to perfection. His expression changed from amazement to joy. It was a threat to world peace. Another reason We will be here for one more week so we can finish up our work. Another reason we are staying longer is because we do not want to miss the conference. on the positive side ﺍﻹﻳﺠﺎﺑﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ You must be prepared to be on the positive side of the scheme. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) to put it He is going to

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) to put it He is going to put his discussion in another way in order to make it another way easier to understand. ﺍﻷﻤﺮ ﻟﻮﺿﻊ ﺃﺨﺮﻯ ﺑﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ Sally has lost an oar on her boat and she is in big trouble. Well, to put it another way, Sally has to find another way to row or she will sink! that is to say I will deal with second point first, that is to say the change to the ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﻭﻫﺬﺍ club's rules. by all means His speech was excellent by all means. Everybody applauded at the ﺍﻟﻮﺳﺎﺋﻞ ﺑﻜﻞ end of his speech. www. recycling=english. com

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) important to Development banks have their uses,

Transitions and phrases for agreement/addition/similarity Use Example(s) important to Development banks have their uses, but it is important to realize ﻧﺪﺭﻙ ﺃﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻢ they are largely extensions of the international economic policies of great powers. most In that same World Cup, in Japan and South Korea, there was the compelling most compelling evidence that the great tournament had never evidence ﺩﺍﻣﻐﺔ ﺃﺪﻟﺔ ﻣﻌﻈﻢ must be remembered ﻧﺘﺬﻛﺮ ﺃﻦ ﻭﻳﺠﺐ before operated so deeply in the shadow of the club game. The instructions must be remembered well; otherwise the students would not be able to do the task. www. recycling=english. com