Complex Sentences
Transitions
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "effect" transition word or phrase ("Therefore," "As a result," "Consequently")
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "contrast" transition word or phrase ("However," "Conversely," "On the other hand")
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "similarity" transition word or phrase ("Similarly," "Likewise")
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "effect" (e.g. "Therefore"), "contrast" (e.g. "However") or "similarity" (e.g. "Similarly") transition word or phrase
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "sequence" transition word or phrase ("For one," "First of all," "In addition," "Moreover," "Next")
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "example" transition word or phrase ("For instance," "For example," "Specifically")
Students link two related sentences with an "effect" (e.g. "Therefore"), "contrast" (e.g. "However"), "similarity" (e.g. "Similarly"), "sequence" (e.g. "Next"), or "example" ("For instance") transition word or phrase
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "emphasis" transition word or phrase ("In fact," "Notably," "In particular")
Students link two related sentences with an appropriate "summary" transition word or phrase ("In conclusion," "In summary," "In other words")
Students link two related sentences with an "effect," "contrast," "similarity," "sequence," "example," "emphasis," or "summary" transition word or phrase
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with an "effect" transition word or phrase ("Therefore," "As a result," and "Consequently")
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with a "contrast" transition word or phrase ("However," "Conversely," "On the other hand)
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with a "similarity" transition word or phrase ("Similarly," "Likewise")
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with an "effect" (e.g. "Therefore"), "contrast" (e.g. "However") or "similarity" (e.g. "Similarly") transition word or phrase
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with a "sequence" transition word or phrase ("For one," "First of all," "In addition," "Moreover," "Next")
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with an "example" transition word or phrase ("For instance," "For example," "Specifically")
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with an "effect," "contrast," "similarity," "sequence," or "example" transition word or phrase
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with a "emphasis" transition word or phrase ("In fact," "Notably," "In particular")
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with a "summary" transition word or phrase ("In conclusion, In summary," "In other words")
Given a context sentence, students complete a second sentence that begins with an "effect," "contrast," "similarity," "sequence," "example," "emphasis," or "summary" transition word or phrase