Transition Words

1.Which pair correctly uses a hyphen?

a. Four-million

b. Two-thousand

c. One-hundred

d. Three-fifths

2.Which pair correctly uses a hyphen?

a. Self-assured

b. Selfish

c. Selfless

d. Selflessness

3.Read the sentence below and answer the following question:

Had I right, for my own benefit, to inflict this curse upon everlasting generations?—Shelley, Frankenstein

Which of the following correctly describes the syntax of this excerpt?

a. Ending with the word generations emphasizes the narrator’s sense of importance.

b. Placing the phrase had I right at the beginning of the sentence emphasizes the narrator’s doubt.

c. Using the verb phrase to inflict emphasizes the painful nature of the narrator’s decision.

d. Using the word curse suggests the narrator sees himself as more powerful than he is.

4.Read the sentences below and answer the following question:

Arthur gave Ande his two best drawings. She was the only one who had praised his ability.

Which sentence below provides the best sentence variety using transition words?

a. Ande was the only one who had praised his ability, and Arthur gave her his two best drawings.

b. Ande was the only one who had praised his ability, so Arthur gave her his two best drawings.

c. Ande was the only one who had praised his ability; therefore, Arthur gave her his two best drawings.

d. While Ande was the only one who had praised his ability, Arthur gave her his two best drawings.