If you’re a high school student preparing for the ACT, Digital SAT, or Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST), there are chances that you’ve heard about transition sentences. But what are they, really? And why are they so important?
What is Transition Sentence?
A transition sentence is a sentence that connects two paragraphs or sections within a larger piece of writing. It serves as a bridge between the ideas presented in the previous paragraph and those that will be presented in the next one. The purpose of a transition sentence is to create coherence and flow in the writing, making it easier for readers to follow the author’s train of thought. Transition sentences are common in ACT, Digital SAT, or Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST).
But don’t worry – transition sentences are your best friend! With a little practice, you’ll be able to use them effectively in your essays. Keep reading to learn more about how to make transition sentences your best friend.
Examples of transition sentences include:
1. “In addition to this point, it is important to consider…”
2. “Furthermore, another factor to take into account is…”
3. “On the other hand, some may argue that…”
4. “In contrast to the previous paragraph, this section will focus on…”
These examples show how transition sentences can signal a shift in focus, introduce new ideas or arguments, or provide contrasting viewpoints. Transition sentences help readers understand how different parts of the text relate to each other and how they contribute to the overall message.
Overall, transition sentences are an essential tool for writers who want to create clear and coherent pieces of writing that are easy for readers to follow and understand. To make sure your transition sentences are effective, practice using them in timed essays and passages. With a little practice, you’ll soon be able to make transition sentences your best friend!
Transition sentences in Digitla SAT.
Not tested yet. The test makers of Digital SAT focus on transition words.
Transition sentences in ACT
Transition sentences in ACT
Nearly you would find a question in every passage about Transition sentence. How you would solve the question in ACT. First, you have to read what is before and after the sentence ( Be careful if there is a transition word in the sentence before you have to read what before the transition word too). Second, focus on the tone of both sentences.
For example:
Type two diabetes is a condition that happens because of a problem in the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel. That sugar also is called glucose. This long-term condition results in too much sugar circulating in the blood. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems.
In type two diabetes, there are primarily two problems. The pancreas does not produce enough insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into the cells. And cells respond poorly to insulin and take in less sugar.
No change
In type two diabetes, there are not any know reasons for it.
Type two diabetes has always been diagnosed wrong.
Type two diabetes is due to the body defects in regulating sugar level in blood.
Let’s apply what we have learned:
When you read what before the underline portion, you will find that the sentence speaks about type two diabetes. The paragraph after speaks about two health issues.
SO the answer is not related to the topic of diagnose as answer (C). The same case in answer (B), it does not mention the reasons. The answer (D) could be little confusing, but it only mentioned what before the underline portion and nothing about what after. The answer here is no change, because it is the only sentence mentioned the two issues and made a clear transition for the idea before.
Transition sentence in Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST)
Transition sentence in Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST)
The question in Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST) depends on connecting both paragraphs together with information fit in the place. The first thing you have to do is to identify the category of the sentence before and the sentence after, then find a sentence that have both categories together.
Example:
The history of programming languages spans from documentation of early mechanical computers to modern tools for software development. Early programming languages were highly specialized, relying on mathematical notation and similarly obscure syntax. Throughout the 20th century, research in compiler theory led to the creation of high-level programming languages, which use a more accessible syntax to communicate instructions.
The first high-level programming language was Plankalkül, created by Konrad Zuse between 1942 and 1945. The first high-level language to have an associated compiler was created by Corrado Böhm in 1951, for his PhD thesis. The first commercially available language was FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation), developed in 1956 (first manual appeared in 1956, but first developed in 1954) by a team led by John Backus at IBM.
No change
The early languages lean on Math
Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman
Delete the underline portion
The sentence before speaks about the history of programming language, while the next one speaks about other languages. The rest of the sentence speaks about the inventor of the language, so you have to keep the sentence as it is. Choice B speaks about the importance of math. Choice ( C) speaks about the background of the programmer. You cannot delete the sentence or there will be missing information. ( watch the pattern after)
Practice Transition sentence in ACT, Digital SAT, Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST)
Practice Transition sentence in ACT, Digital SAT, Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST)
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Adobe Photoshop, computer application software used to edit and manipulate digital images. Photoshop was developed in 1987 by the American brothers Thomas and John Knoll, who sold the distribution license to Adobe Systems Incorporated in 1988.
Photoshop is most used program in photo editing around the globe , and Adobe expected to sell a modest several hundred copies per month. Expectations for Photoshop’s success were tempered by concerns over the capabilities of personal computers (PCs) in the early 1990s to run the program because it required more computer memory than most PCs came with or even, in some cases, than could be installed. Nevertheless, the software sold well, driving sales of newer PCs with more memory and becoming known as one of the first “killer apps” (an application that influences hardware sales). Photoshop became integral to many diverse industries, including publishing, Web design, medicine, film, advertising, engineering, and architecture. In 1995 Adobe purchased the rights to Photoshop from the Knoll brothers for $34.5 million. The demand for Photoshop rose as computers improved and digital photography technology advanced. The program’s success spawned companies that produce add-ons designed specifically for Photoshop compatibility.
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Hydrogen energy involves the use of hydrogen and/or hydrogen-containing compounds to generate energy to be supplied to all practical uses needed with high energy efficiency, overwhelming environmental and social benefits, as well as economic competitiveness. The world is presently experimenting the dawning of hydrogen energy in all sectors that includes energy production, storage, and distribution; electricity, heat, and cooling for buildings and households; the industry; transportation; and the fabrication of feedstock.
Energy efficiency and sustainability are two important factors driving the transition from the present fossil fuel–based economy to a circular economy, that is, a renewable circular sustainable fuel utilization cycle that will characterize the highly efficient engineering and the energy technological choices of the 21st century. This chapter analyzes advanced technological options for hydrogen production and discusses methods and prospects of its utilization in the main energy sectors to fully implement the use of hydrogen energy technologies. The unexpected possibility of discovering and harvesting natural hydrogen on earth, once believed inexistent, is unveiled and analyzed for understanding possible geological interpretations to guide future activity of sustainable and perennial fuel.
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How the Pyramids were built is a highly debated question that has wondered the minds of scholars from all over the world for thousands of Years. The main goal of this article is to offer every traveler all the information and facts about how the ancient Egyptian were able to build the pyramids. This article was written by a group of a very knowledgeable and professional team of Egyptologists, tour guides, travel consultants, and historians who know all the details about how the pyramids of Egypt were built.
The number of blocks transferred is consider the main issue , over and over again through the course of history, many nations, scholars, and scientists asked the question of “How The Pyramids Were Built”. 4,500 years ago Giza Pyramids were constructed to immortalize the legacy of the ancient Egyptian civilization for many generations to come, it also was able to offer insight into the life aspects of the ancient Egyptians from religious to agricultural practices through the magical wall illustrations of the pyramids.
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The Holocaust (1933–1945) was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators.1 The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum defines the years of the Holocaust as 1933–1945. The Holocaust era began in January 1933 when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany. It ended in May 1945, when the Allied Powers defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. The Holocaust is also sometimes referred to as “the Shoah,” the Hebrew word for “catastrophe.”
The RSS force was the main power in Germany during World war two . However, they quickly began using the government to target and exclude Jews from German society. Among other antisemitic measures, the Nazi German regime enacted discriminatory laws and organized violence targeting Germany’s Jews. The Nazi persecution of Jews became increasingly radical between 1933 and 1945. This radicalization culminated in a plan that Nazi leaders referred to as the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question.” The “Final Solution” was the organized and systematic mass murder of European Jews. The Nazi German regime implemented this
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Elvis Presley (released in the UK as Elvis Presley Rock n’ Roll) is the debut studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Victor, on March 13, 1956, catalog number LPM-1254. The recording sessions took place on January 10 and January 11 at the RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and on January 30 and January 31 at the RCA Victor studios in New York. Additional material originated from sessions at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 5, August 19 and September 10, 1954, and on July 11, 1955.
Elvis is considered as the father of modern Rock and Roll , the first rock and roll album ever to make it to the top of the charts, and the first million-selling album of that genre. In 2003 and 2012, it was ranked number 56 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and at number 332 in a 2020 revised list. Elvis Presley was also one of three Presley albums to receive accolades in the reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was certified gold on November 1, 1966, and platinum on August 8, 2011, by the Recording Industry Association of America.
