The rules
- Pick the transition by asking how the last sentence relates to the one before it: same idea, opposite idea, result, example, or next step: It rained; as a result, the match was canceled.
- Contrast words show the opposite or something unexpected: The test was hard; however, everyone passed.
- Result words show that the second idea is caused by the first: It rained all night; therefore, the river rose.
- Addition words add a second point of the same kind, and similarity words show a likeness: Bats use echoes; similarly, dolphins use echoes.
- Example words introduce one case of a general claim: Some birds can’t fly; for example, penguins can’t.
- Clarifying words restate or strengthen the same idea: Owls are nocturnal; that is, they are active at night.
- Sequence words show order in time (First mix the clay; then shape it), and concession words grant a weakness: The trail is beautiful; admittedly, it is steep.
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