1. Transitions

2. To signal sequence Again Furthermore Also Last And Moreover And then
Next
Besides
Still
Finally
too
First… second… third

3. To signal time After a few days Immediately Since After a while
In the meantime
So far
Afterward
In the past
Soon
As long as
Lately
Then
As soon as
Later
Thereafter
At last
Meanwhile
Until
At that time
Now
when
Before
Presently
Earlier
Simultaneously

4. To signal comparison Again Also In the say way Likewise Once more
Similarly

5. To signal contrast Although In spite of On the other hand But Instead
Regardless
Despite
Nevertheless
Still
Even though
Nonetheless
Though
However
On the contrary
yet
In contrast
On the one hand

6. To signal examples After all Of course Even Specifically For example
Such as
For instance
The following example
Indeed
To illustrate
In fact

7. To signal cause and effect
Accordingly So
As a result
Then
Because
Therefore
Consequently
Thus
For this purpose
To this end
Hence

8. To signal place Above farther on adjacent to here below near beyond
nearby
closer to
opposite to
elsewhere
there to the left
far
to the right

9. To signal concession Although it is true that Granted that
I admit that
It may appear that
Naturally
Of course

10. To signal summary, repetition, or conclusion
As a result
In conclusion
As had been noted
In other words
As I have said
In short on the whole
As mentioned earlier
Therefore
As we have seen
To summarize
In any event

11. Source
Lunsford, Andrea A. The St. Martin’s Handbook. Print.