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Word Choice & Transitions
Choose precise words and transitions that show the right relationship between ideas.
How it works
Transitions signal a relationship
However and although signal contrast; therefore and as a result signal cause; in addition and moreover signal more of the same.
Formal register
Written responses use complete words and specific nouns: 'many residents,' not 'a bunch of folks.'
Worked examples
Ridership fell. ____, the city cut the route.
- The second event results from the first.
- Use a cause transition.
- 'As a result'.
Words to know
- Transition
- A word or phrase connecting ideas between sentences.
Test-day tips
- • If a transition could be deleted without changing meaning, it is probably the wrong one.