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Categories	Description of Use	Princeton	MWebster	Dictionary	Thesaurus
Addition	-Add statements or continue sentences that were expressed in the preceding sentence.	P	M-W	D	T
Alternative	-Ideas are presented as alternatives or substitutes.	P	M-W	D	T
Apposition	-To establish relationships such that one statement serves to define and/or to modify the other.	P	M-W	D	T
Cause	-Express the causes and reasons of things or observed effects.	P	M-W	D	T
Chain	-Presents a series of related statements that depend or relate to each other.	P	M-W	D	T
Clarification	-Helps to restate arguments with the purpose of obtaining a better understanding.	P	M-W	D	T
Combinations	-Common combinations of transitional words.	P	M-W	D	T
Combinations - 3 words	-This category includes combined transitions composed of three words.	P	M-W	D	T
Combinations - Adverbs	-Combinations of common transitional words with common adverbs.	P	M-W	D	T
Combinations - coordinating conjunctions	-Transition words in combination with coordinating conjunctions.	P	M-W	D	T
Common Adverbs	-List of the most common adverbs.	P	M-W	D	T
Comparison	-Ideas are shown for comparison in order to express either differences or similarities.	P	M-W	D	T
Concession	-Express statements that yield or concede control.	P	M-W	D	T
Conclusion	-Aids to make conclusions from a set of previous statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Condition	-Conditions must be satisfied prior to or after the declared statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Conflict	-Helps to express relations of disagreement among statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Continuation	-Signals the reader that the argument is about to continue or to shift direction.	P	M-W	D	T
Contrast	-Ideas are compared to each other with the aim of expressing differences.	P	M-W	D	T
Coordinating Conjunctions	-To join parts of a sentence such as nouns, adjectives, prepositional phrases, and independent clause	P	M-W	D	T
Correlative Conjunctions	-	P	M-W	D	T
Demonstrative	-Indicates reference and distinction.	P	M-W	D	T
Description	-	P	M-W	D	T
Diversion	-For turning aside or deviating from an argument.	P	M-W	D	T
Effect or result	-Shows the effects or results of an action or sequence of actions.	P	M-W	D	T
Emphasize	-Highlights, reinforces and/or calls attention to something or someone.	P	M-W	D	T
Evidence and Proof	-Useful for discussing pieces of information that serve as evidence for proving arguments.	P	M-W	D	T
Example	-Introduces examples to illustrate previous or future facts.	P	M-W	D	T
Exception	-Links a statement that does not qualify for generalization.	P	M-W	D	T
Generalization	-Declare statements that could be applied to other statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Idioms and Phrases	-Peculiar expressions in the usage of a language.	P	M-W	D	T
Importance	-Information is presented in order of importance or for showing relative importance.	P	M-W	D	T
Introduction	-States the beginning of a new statement.	P	M-W	D	T
Logical	-Words that aid to perform inference from statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Prepositions	-Prepositions that are not listed in any of the categories.	P	M-W	D	T
Process	-	P	M-W	D	T
Purpose	-Expresses the goal of the idea. In what follows, the statements are presented to justify the idea.	P	M-W	D	T
Qualification	-Points to attributes of statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Quantifiers	-States relations of abundance between arguments.	P	M-W	D	T
Reference	-Orients and relates a statement to another; provides the linking argument directly.	P	M-W	D	T
Reformulation	-Express that a restatesment of ideas is about to occur or that it has happened.	P	M-W	D	T
Research Oriented	-Commonly found in technical writing of scientific research reports.	P	M-W	D	T
Reservation	-Connects propositions that are limited or restricted by some statements.	P	M-W	D	T
Resumption	-Restarts a statement that was discussed previously.	P	M-W	D	T
Reversal	-Please add words in this category, thanks.	P	M-W	D	T
Sequence and Order	-Shows serial arrangement of statements or objects. Expressions for order.	P	M-W	D	T
Similarity	-Shows equality of ideas or aids in continuing similar ideas.	P	M-W	D	T
Space - Place - Location -	-Statements are connected by a spatial relationship.	P	M-W	D	T
Summary	-To express a summary of previous statements is about to happen or is happening.	P	M-W	D	T
Time	-Relations of time between facts. Past, present and future tense.	P	M-W	D	T
Unclassified	-Add into this category words that can not be classified in any of the above.	P	M-W	D	T

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