Transitions With one-sentence paragraphs consisting of only one idea -- block paragraphs --
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it would be easy for a story to appear as a series of statements without any smooth flow from one idea to the next. Block paragraphing makes the use of effective transitions important. Transitions are words or phrases that link two ideas, making the movement from one idea to the other clear and easy. Obvious transitional phrases are: thus, therefore, on the other hand, next, then, and so on.