Cause-and-Effect Transition Master List for the Digital SAT and ACT

Includes Helpful Tips on Understanding Cause-and-Effect Transitions, Plus 28 Essential Transitions with Example Sentences.

Below, I've put together a master list of 28 essential cause-and-effect transitions to help students excel at Transition Questions. Following the master list, you'll find example sentences for all 28 transitions, arranged in the same order.

In this article, you’ll find:

• Explanation of how to use this master list to boost your scores

• Introduction to the fundamentals of cause-and-effect transitions

• Master list of 28 essential transitions for increasing your SAT and ACT scores

• Expertly-crafted example sentences for every transition, in order

Use This Master List to Boost Your Test Score

Transition Questions on the dSAT and ACT

Transition Questions are approached nearly the same way on the digital SAT and ACT. Fundamentally, the strategies for solving them are the same. Thus, this master list and corresponding example sentences are useful for all three exams.

This question type is prevalent on both tests, and it’s the most frequently encountered type of question on the Writing Section of the digital SAT, with approximately 3 or 4 Transition Questions per module.

Optimizing Your Prep

To assist you in maximizing your limited prep time, I've separated these essential cause-and-effect transitions into three sub-lists, based on their frequency of use. I suggest concentrating on memorizing the most frequently used transitions first, followed by the second most frequently used, and lastly the third most frequently used.

While studying, keep in mind that the key to tackling SAT and ACT Transition Questions is memorizing which transitions belong to which categories. Due to the structure of these questions, it's much more crucial to know the categories than to comprehend the subtle distinctions between some of the transitions within the same category.

In other words, for effective test preparation, it's helpful to assume that all the transitions in a given category are interchangeable — at least initially. Once you've committed the category lists to memory, you might want to explore the nuances between some of the transitions, though this should not be a top priority since such knowledge is seldom required on the tests.

Don’t Forget The Big Picture

Keep in mind that emphasis transitions are just one of the types of transitions you'll need to know for the SAT and ACT. Here are my current master lists for other categories:

• Walker Prep’s Master List of SAT and ACT Contrast Transitions

• Walker Prep’s Master List of SAT and ACT Emphasis Transitions

• Walker Prep’s Master List of SAT and ACT Example Transitions

• Walker Prep’s Master List of SAT and ACT Elaboration Transitions

• Walker Prep’s Master List of SAT and ACT Sequence Transitions

Now, let's explore the master list of SAT and ACT cause-and-effect transitions, and bring you one step closer to achieving your target score!