AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

52 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! E NGLISH T EST P REP

EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONAL SENTENCES

The transitional sentences in an essay offer signposts for the reader. Transitional sentences link the different ideas in a composition together, …‘–”‹„—–‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ƒ† ϐŽ‘™ ‘ˆ ƒ ‡••ƒ›Ǥ •™‡”…Š‘‹…‡• for transitional statements generally offer the most logical connection between two paragraphs or sentences. › ϐ‹”•– ”‡ƒŽ Œ‘„ ™ƒ• ™‘”‹‰ ƒ– –Š‡ —”‰‡” ƒ”ǡ where there are rules for everything. There must be so many orders of fries under the warming lamp and a certain number of burgers on the grill. However, paper products and condiments must be restocked ‡˜‡”› ŠƒŽˆ Š‘—”ǡ ƒ† ‡’Ž‘›‡‡• ”‡…‡‹˜‡ ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ‹—–‡ breaks every two hours and 20 minutes for lunch during a six-hour shift. To outsiders, these rules may seem silly, but they are necessary to make sure that the food we serve is safe to eat and that during evening rush we can serve as many as 150 people. 3. Which of the following represents the best revision of the underlined word? A. NO CHANGE B. In addition C. Therefore D. Perhaps Example: ”‘ –Š‡ –‹‡ –Šƒ– ›‘— ™‡”‡ ϐ‹”•– ƒ••‹‰‡† ƒ ‡••ƒ› –‘ ™”‹–‡ǡ ›‘—ǯ˜‡ „‡‡ admonished, “Your essay must have a main idea.” Sometimes teachers say, “Make sure your writing has a focus”; other times they might say, “Your essay must have a main point”; and maybe they have also said, “The essay has to develop your thesis.” All of these different instructions—main idea, main point, focus, theme, thesis—are essentially the same: every piece of writing should have a central or main point. Huey Long was governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and became a United States Senator in 1932. Although he claimed to be a Democrat, Huey Long was actually a radical populist. He wanted –Š‡ ‰‘˜‡”‡– –‘…‘ϐ‹•…ƒ–‡ –Š‡ ™‡ƒŽ–Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ǯ• ”‹…Š ƒ† privileged. He called his program “Share Our Wealth.” He called upon the federal government to guarantee every family in the nation an annual income of $5,000, so they could have the necessities of life, including a home, a job, a radio, and an automobile. He also proposed limiting private fortunes to $50 million, legacies to $5 million, and annual incomes to $1 million. Everyone over age 60 would receive an old-age pension. His thinking was summarized in his slogan, “Every Man a King.”

INSIDE LOOK Here are some transitional words that have shown up on ACT tests.

• alternatively • ϐ‹ƒŽŽ› • nevertheless • consequently • previously • although • therefore • notwithstanding • however • thus • also • moreover • furthermore • subsequently • likewise

MAIN IDEA

Example: