Using transition sentences in essays
In essays, transition sentences are used to move from one paragraph to another in the body of the essay. They help tie together the paragraphs. Transition sentences can be in 2 different places in the body of an essay: At the end of a paragraph or at the beginning of a paragraph.
When used at the end of a paragraph, transition sentences restate the paragraph’s topic and main idea, and they start to introduce the next paragraph’s topic and main idea. They can be the concluding sentence or they can be after the concluding sentence.
When used at the beginning of a paragraph, transition sentences restate the previous paragraph’s topic and main idea, and they introduce the new paragraph’s topic and main idea. They can be before the topic sentence or they can be the topic sentence.
Keep in mind that the introduction and concluding paragraphs do not use transition sentences like the body of the essay. The introduction’s preview serves as a transition sentence. The concluding sentence’s review serves as a transition sentence. Paragraph 4 may have a concluding sentence, but it does not always need a transition sentence because the conclusion’s review serves as a transition.
Examples:
Look at some other possible transition sentences that could replace the transitions in the essay: At the end of paragraph 2: Sungkyunkwan University does not have to remain without Pepsi because there is a very simple way to have Pepsi on campus. At the beginning of paragraph 3: Like the problem at the university, the answer is clear and simple. At the end of paragraph 3: Along with being an easy solution, having Pepsi on campus could reward Sungkyunkwan University. At the beginning of paragraph 4: University officials love effortless answers just like they love free rewards. |