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They are placed at key points in sentences and paragraphs to lead readers through your ideas. Using transitional words will help you more clearly express your thoughts and the relationships between your ideas, which will help you communicate more effectively with your audience.  \nWhen writers connect sentences and paragraphs using transitions, they provide a sense of movement that allows their readers to follow the connections between main and subordinate ideas. As a result, it is easier for readers to understand the writer’s purpose and message.  \nPlay around with the transitional words you use! Try out phrases you have never used before and use a variety of different transitional words—avoid repeating the same transitions over andover again.  \nThe following are lists of different words that can help to indicate particular relationships between ideas. These words are not all synonyms, though, meaning that all the words in a particular list cannot necessarily be used interchangeably. Think about which words fit your intended message the best and use those. 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