Writer's Choice Grade 9

Transition Bank

Chronological Order: To State the Time of an Event

after (an hour)
around (noon)
at (daybreak, dinner, eleven o’clock, sundown)
early (in the day)
in (the evening, the summer)
last (winter)
late (in the day)
next (fall)
now
that (morning, spring)
today
tomorrow
when (I woke up)
yesterday

 

Chronological Order: To Show That One Event Preceded Another

ago (a week ago)
before
earlier
in the past
once
previously

 

Chronological Order: To Show That One Event Followed Another

after
after a while
afterward
at last
eventually
finally
following
in a little while
later
next
soon
therefore

 

Chronological Order: To Show That Events Happened at the Same Time

as
at that time
at the same time
concurrently
during
in the meantime
meanwhile
simultaneously
while

Chronological Order: To Show That an Event Was Repeated

again and again
always
annually
ceaselessly
constantly
continually
daily
every (day, hour year)
frequently
from time to time
hourly
incessantly
infrequently
now and then
occasionally
often
once in a while
perennially
rarely
regularly
repeatedly
routinely
seldom
seldomly
sometimes
systematically

 

Chronological Order: To Show How Long an Event Lasted

all (day long)
during
for (a moment, a month, a while)
from …to
since
throughout
until

 

Spatial Order

above
across
against
ahead of
along
among
around (the corner)
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
by
diagonally
down
here
in front of
in the background
in the distance
in the foreground
inside
into
near
next to
off
on
on top of
opposite
outside
over
straight ahead
surrounding
there
throughout
to the left
to the right
to the sides
toward
under
up
upfront
where

 

Order of Importance

at best
at last
equally important
finally
first
in the first place
last
lastly
least important
less important
main
mainly
more important
most important
most of all
next
primarily
second
then
third

 

Cause-and-Effect Relationships

accordingly
as a consequence (of)
as a result (of)
because
because (of)
consequently
for if [cause], then [effect]
it follows that
since
so
so that
therefore
thus
to be caused by
to cause
to lead to
to make
to result from
to result in
when

 

Comparison and Contrast: To Show Similarities

additionally
also
and
another
as
as well as
comparatively
equally
equally important
identically
in addition
in the same way
just as
just like
like
likewise
similarly
too

 

Comparison and Contrast: To Show Differences

alternatively
although
but
by contrast
despite
differently
however
in contrast
in opposition to
in spite of
instead
nevertheless
on the contrary
on the other hand
oppositely
otherwise
still
though
unlike
whereas
while
yet

 

To Add Information

additionally
along with
also
and
another
as well
besides
for example
for instance
furthermore
in addition
too

 

To Conclude

all in all
especially
finally
for this reason
in conclusion
in summary
indeed
last
lastly
most importantly
therefore
thus
to conclude
to summarize
ultimately

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