TRANSITIONS TO SHOW TIME RELATIONSHIP first, second, third, next, how, soon, before, last, finally, later, during, earlier, at that moment, moments later, eventually, meanwhile, afterwards, after, then, when, formerly, while, at last, as soon as, immediately, now TO SHOW SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP outside, inside, beyond, here, near, behind, before, ahead, there, overhead, beneath, above, under, over, in the distance, in front, to the left/right TO SHOW ADDITION OF IDEAS also, besides, too, moreover, first, second, as well, in addition, furthermore, to continue, similarly TO SHOW COMPARISON OR CONTRAST however, unlike, yet, likewise, similarly, instead, in contrast, in comparison, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand TO SHOW CAUSE AND EFFECT thus, then, therefore, as a result, consequently, so, because (of), on account of, but, besides, in addition, just as, also, yet, similarly, in contrast, no, like, too, both, as well as TO SHOW EMPHASIS indeed, in fact, even, in other words, especially TO SHOW EXAMPLES for instance, for example, as an illustration, that is, namely, also, in particular TO WHO DEVELOPMENTAL ORDER also, finally, along with, next, furthermore, for example, therefore, thus, accordingly, for instance, as a result, consequently, another, and IN ADDITION repeat main words, use synonyms or consistent pronouns WARNING: Avoid overusing any one transition, especially an unusual one.