Reading & Writing · Expression of Ideas · TRA
Transitions
Transitions are a logic puzzle. The two sentences have a relationship — addition, contrast, cause, example. The word has to name that relationship and no other.
What Bluebook is testing
TRA is choosing the transition that matches the logical relationship between sentences or clauses.
How it shows up
A blank at the start of a sentence. Four familiar words. The passage is short enough that you can read both sides of the blank twice.
A method that survives Module 2
Cover the transition. Decide: same direction, opposite, cause, example, or concession. Then pick the word. Do not shop the list first. If both sentences could stand as independent claims about the same thing, you want addition or specification — not contrast.
Traps that look like knowledge
- However when the second sentence continues, not contrasts
- Therefore when the second sentence is an example, not a result
- A transition that fits the topic but not these two sentences
- Moreover / furthermore adding a claim that is actually a restatement
Questions
- What is "Transitions" on the Digital SAT?
- It is an official College Board skill in Digital SAT Reading & Writing. The wording on Bluebook matches the domain taxonomy Drilled uses in drills, analytics, and the notebook.
- How does Drilled train Transitions?
- Filter the bank to the skill, run a timed drill, autopsy every miss, and let the notebook bring the same pattern back. Domain drills and full section sims include the skill at the official mix.
- What is the most common trap on Transitions?
- However when the second sentence continues, not contrasts
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