Flow with Transitions
Pick the Best Transition
1. Choose the best transition to clarify the causal relationship between the two sentences.
Sentence: The Court ruled on procedural grounds. how it would rule on the merits was unclear.
2. Choose the best transition to reflect the contrasting relationship between the two sentences.
Sentence: The judge found the statute constitutional. the dissent questioned its scope.
3. Choose the best transition to reflect a limitation.
Sentence: The Court ruled in the defendant’s favor. the remedy was limited.
4. Choose the best transition to signal emphasis.
Sentence: Halliburton nevertheless presses for a narrower definition of “final.” it asks the Court to construe “final” to mean essentially what it means in jurisdictional statutes.
5. Choose the best transition to show contradiction.
Sentence: The statute addressed environmental harm. it said nothing about enforcement.
6. Choose the best transition to call attention to a point.
Sentence: The agency issued new guidance. it contradicted earlier precedent.
Level 2: Transition Review
1. Which of the following is NOT a transition to show a comparison?
2. Which of the following is NOT a transition to show emphasis?
3. Which of the following is NOT a transition to show contrast?
4. Which of the following is NOT a transition to expand on a point?
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