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Plagiarism

Transitions

Transitions between sentences and paragraphs help connect your evidence to your thesis. Here are some transition words to consider using --- remember, though, not all of these function in the same way, so choose carefully!

Accordingly,

After all,

As a result,

At the same time,

Besides,

Consequently,

Finally,

For instance,

For this purpose,

Furthermore,

Hence,

However,

In addition,

In fact,

In other words,

Instead,

Later,

Likewise,

Meanwhile,

Moreover,

Nevertheless,

Next,

On the contrary,

On the other hand,

Therefore,

Thus,

Similarly,