Một số transitional words rất hữu dụng trong việc nối hoặc liên kết câu hoặc đoạn văn trong tiếng Anh. Để tránh sự lặp lại gây nhàm chán, các transitional words tương đương nên được dùng xen kẽ.
Addition
also, besides, furthermore, in addition, moreover, again
Consequence
accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, otherwise, so then, therefore, thus, there upon
Summarizing
after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event, in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally
Generalizing
as a rule, as usual, for the most part, generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually
Restatement
in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently
Contrast and Comparison
contrast, by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in contrast
Sequence
at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time, for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later on, meanwhile, next, then, soon, the meantime, later, while, earlier, simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion
Diversion
by the way, incidentally
Illustration
for example, for instance, for one thing
Similarity
likewise, similar, moreover
Direction
here, there, over there, beyond, nearly, opposite, under, above, to the left, to the right, in the distance