Maintain flow by using verbal links and transitions

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Maintain flow by using verbal links and
transitions
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Why is this paragraph difficult to read?

• The evaluation of diamond film based on the final
  criterion will be completed when the analysis of
  the qualities is received from the Institute for
  Advanced Technology (IAT). A request for the
  resource files on diamond film will be submitted
  to Norton Manufacturing. An additional
  comparison of the results received from IAT will
  be compared with information provided by Norton.
  The evaluation of diamond dust will be used for
  the comparison of the other nanocrystalline
  coatings.

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Transitions maintain flow.

• Transitions establish connections between parts
  of a sentence, whole sentences, and paragraphs.
• The right transitions guide the reader down the
  right path
• comparison contrast
• sequence cause and effect
• addition example

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Transitions between Sentences

• The project manager will leave for the conference
  on Friday. , the project engineers will remain
  in the office.

• How many different transitional words could you
  place in the blank?
• Which one is correct (what the author intended)?

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Create a recognizable pattern.

• In well-developed paragraphs, a pattern of
  organization usually emerges
• spatial
• chronological
• cause and effect
• comparison/contrast
• Find the transitions on the next slide. What
  patterns emerge?

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Transitions create organization What patterns do
these transitions create?
As an air mass passes over an urban area, its
ozone concentration is first reduced and then
increased as the citys hydrocarbon emissions
react to form more ozone. Initially, the
concentration of ozone upwind of the city may be
quite high on hot summer days. Then, as the air
mass moves over an urban area, it reacts with
locally emitted chemicals, reducing the ozone
concentration. This reaction produces various
toxic substances. Finally, the air mass moves
out of the city, downwind, and the hydrocarbons
released from various urban sources react with
the oxides of nitrogen to form more ozone.