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Transition Words and PhrasesAgreement / Addition / SimilarityThe transition words like?also, in addition, and, likewise,?add information, reinforce ideas, and?express agreement?with preceding material.in the first placenot only ... but alsoas a matter of factin like mannerin additioncoupled within the same fashion / wayfirst, second, thirdin the light ofnot to mentionto say nothing ofequally importantby the same tokenagaintoandalsothenequallyidenticallyuniquelylikeastoomoreoveras well astogether withof courselikewisecomparativelycorrespondinglysimilarlyfurthermoreadditionallyOpposition / Limitation / ContradictionTransition phrases like?but,?rather?and?or, express that there is evidence to the?contrary?or point out?alternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast).although this may be truein contrastdifferent fromof course ..., buton the other handon the contraryat the same timein spite ofeven so / thoughbe that as it maythen againabove allin realityafter allbut(and)?stillunlikeor(and)?yetwhilealbeitbesidesas much aseven thoughalthoughinsteadwhereasdespiteconverselyotherwisehoweverratherneverthelessnonethelessregardlessnotwithstandingCause / Condition / PurposeThese transitional phrases present specific?conditions?or?intentions.in the event thatgranted (that)as / so long ason (the) condition (that)for the purpose ofwith this intentionwith this in mindin the hope thatto the end thatfor fear thatin order toseeing / being thatin view ofIf... thenunless?whenwheneverwhile?because ofassincewhilelestin caseprovided thatgiven thatonly / even ifso thatso as toowing toinasmuch asdue to?Examples / Support / EmphasisThese transitional devices (like?especially) are used to introduce examples assupport, to indicate?importance?or as an?illustration?so that an idea is cued to the reader.?in other wordsto put it differentlyfor one thingas an illustrationin this casefor this reasonto put it another waythat is to saywith attention toby all means?important to r