Transitional sentence

Another common place for redundancy is in transitional sentences. In journal articles, there are two transitional moves at the start of the Results section (to remind readers about methods) and at the start of the Discussion section (to remind readers about results). Caution is needed not to repeat the same sentence in these moves. For example, if you wrote in the Results section As shown in Figure 1, the rate increased with the addition of the catalyst, you could not use this sentence again at the start of the Discussion section. To avoid repetition, you must either state the repeated information differently, or combine it with new information. An example of the latter approach is shown in excerpt 18B, where the authors combine repeated information from the Methods section (that rats were fed 3 pg Se/g of diet) with new information from the Results section (that this diet significantly reduced the incidence of mammary tumors). 

A TRANSITIONAL SENTENCE links paragraphs with a common idea. It is always the last sentence in a direct paragraph. 

Do NOT WORRY ABOUT TRANSITION SENTENCES IN YOUR FIRST DRAFT. 

Pay special attention to introductory and transitional words—but, although, however, yet, even though—because they are key to forming the logical structure of the sentence. 

From sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph, use transitions to make your essay flow. As you move from one point to another, develop your ideas logically. The following example... 

As for the electron count in a condensed cluster, a condensation principle has been enunciated (Mingos and Wales 1990). It can be summarized in the following sentences the TEC of a condensed cluster is given by the sum of the electron counts for the parent clusters minus the electron count characteristic of the atoms, pair of atoms or face of atoms common to both polyhedra. In the transition metal... 

This choice sticks to the subject, Daniel O Connell. It provides a transition to the sentence following it by giving information about the location of the statue. Choices b and c swerve off topic, and choice d essentially repeats information given elsewhere in the paragraph. 

Transitions are the words and phrases used to move from one idea to the next. They help your words flow smoothly and show readers how your ideas relate to each other. In shorter essays, a phrase is usually enough to transition from one paragraph to the next. In longer essays, a sentence or two may be required to guide your reader to the next idea. 

Look again at the essay you read aloud at the end of Lesson 14. Identify the organizing principle, the topic sentences, and the transitions used throughout the essay. 

PRETE 8. Transitional phrases refer to sentences or EST — 11. An illustration or photograph can be... 

Using these small transition words will help you get from one sentence to the other even when it doesn t seem as if the information you have follows a direct order or sense of logic. For example, maybe you have information that seems conflicting or contrasting. You might link two contrary sentences together like this ... 

In other words, there are several ways of using transitional words and phrases to connect your sentences. Each one is different, but their purpose is to link together the same vital information and facts. 

Writing your first draft should be fun. Like a detective, you are linking aU your clues and essential bits of information together one by one. Use transitional words and phrases to help you link one note card to the next—one sentence to the other. Gradually, if you just focus on getting aU the information from your note cards on paper, those sentences will form... 

Are there smooth transitions from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph, and from page to page ... 

As shown in hgure 5.1, the Discussion section is organized around two major moves Discuss Specihc Results and Conclude the Paper. The first move is divided into two submoves. Submove 1.1 reminds readers about the result that will be discussed, serving as a transition between the Results and Discussion sections. Such a reminder is often not needed in a combined R D section but is necessary in a stand-alone Discussion section. Its purpose is to draw the reader s attention to a particular finding, not to restate all of the results. This submove is often accomplished in only a few sentences. 

Examine sentences that transition the reader from one section to the next. Minimize redundancy, when appropriate. 

Transitions are used effectively within sentences and between paragraphs, so your writing flows. 

The transitions here show us that sentence 4 offers an explanation for sentence 3 and that sentence 5 offers an idea that contrasts with the idea in sentence 3. 

Each claim in an issued U.S. patent application will be numbered, and each claim is exactly one sentence long.8 The structure of a typical claim contains three parts, which are, in the order of their usual appearance, the preamble, the transition, and the claim body (Figure 5.4 identifies the three parts of the composition claim 1 and the process claim 2). 

These questions refer to a specific sentence within the passage and ask you to determine the most effective revision of that sentence. They are essentially the same as those in Improving Sentences, with the exception that you will often need to consider the context of the passage to determine the correct answer. For example, the alternate versions of the selected sentence may offer different transitions from the previous sentence, but only one will be correct, concise, and the most appropriate way to move from one idea to another. 

Transitions are words, phrases, and sentences that show the relationship between ideas, and lead from one idea to another, such as meanwhile, however, after, or in contrast. A paragraph that needs a stronger transition is a likely candidate for an Improving Paragraphs question. Here are a couple of examples ... 

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