First and foremost, know the six ways to punctuate

when you use transitions…with periods…

1.) The roads are slippery and dangerous because of the storm. However, we are going to drive to themall.2.) The roads are slippery and dangerous. We, however, are going todrive to the mall.3.) The roads are slippery and dangerous. We are going to drive to themall, however.

With semi-colons

1.) The weather is bad right now; however,

we are going to drive to the mall.

2.) The weather is bad right now; we,

however, are going to drive to the mall.

3.) The weather is bad right now; we are

going to drive to the mall, however.

*While they are possible to use, semi-

colons are typically not common. For this

reason, try avoiding them.

Know this…

If you do not know how to properly

punctuate with transitions, you run the

risk of creating run-on sentences, which

are no-no‟s when you write in English.

Example:

We have to leave now, otherwise, we

are going to be late. Comma splice!

Connectives to give examples…

For example…For instance…Such

as…e.g. (eg in British English):

FOR EXAMPLE and FOR INSTANCE

mean the same thing. They can be used

in the same way. They are both used for

specific lists or examples…

Use them after an independent

clause…

Seattle produced some very importantbands in the 1990s, for example, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden.

Seattle produced some very importantbands in the 1990s, for instance, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden.

You can use them at the

beginning of a sentence…

***When they start a sentence, you

MUST follow them with a complete

sentence structure!

Wrong: Seattle has produced some very

important bands. For instance, Nirvana,

Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in

Chains. This is not a complete

sentence.

Same goes for semi-colons…

Seattle has produced some very

important bands; for instance, Nirvana,

Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Pearl

Jam. Incomplete sentence structure!

Be careful with this!

Make sure you have complete

sentence structure…

Seattle has produced some very

important musicians and bands. For

example, Jimi Hendrix, Alice in Chains,

and Soundgarden all had their

foundations in Seattle.

And after semi-colons…

Seattle has produced some very

important musicians and bands; for

example, Soundgarden had its

beginnings in Seattle.

e.g. (or “eg” in British English)

Means “for example” / “for instance,” but

it can only come in the middle of a

sentence.

Seattle produced some very important

bands in the 1990s, e.g., Nirvana and

Alice in Chains.

Such as…

Can come in the middle of a sentence:

I prefer to listen to bands such as Tool.

Or…after the subject…

Some bands, such as Rage Against the

Machine and Guns „N Roses, are from

Los Angeles.

Or…in between “such…as” at the

beginning of a sentence…

Such hard rock bands as the Smashing

Pumpkins and Wilco come from

Chicago.

DO NOT!!!

Overuse these or any other transitions!

-When you use connectives to giveexamples, use them right!

-You should only have three at the mostthroughout your entire essay…one per body paragraph…that‟s it! Anythingmore would be bad! Less than threewould be AWESOME!

Connectives to carry on the same

idea…

Moreover…Furthermore…In

addition…Besides: all transitions that

mean “also.”

Example: New Jersey has some

beautiful beaches. Furthermore, it has

some very exciting amusement parks.

Moreover…

New Jersey has beautiful beaches. It

has some very exciting amusement

parks, moreover.

New Jersey has beautiful beaches. It,

moreover, has some very exciting

amusement parks.

In addition…as a transition…

New Jersey has beautiful beaches; in

addition, it has some very exciting

amusement parks.

New Jersey has some beautiful

beaches. In addition, it has some very

exciting amusement parks.

Besides…as a transition…

New Jersey has some beautiful

beaches. Besides, it has some very

exciting amusement parks.

New Jersey has some beautiful

beaches. It has some very exciting

amusement parks, besides.

In addition to / Besides … can

also be prepositions!

They must be followed by an object!

In addition to having beautiful beaches,

New Jersey has some exciting

amusement parks.

New Jersey has some beautiful beaches

in addition to exciting amusement parks.

Besides…

Besides having some exciting amusement

parks, New Jersey has beautiful beaches.

New Jersey has some exciting amusement

parks besides beautiful beaches.

Besides having beautiful beaches, New

Jersey has exciting amusement parks.