What do transitional words

and phrases achieve in a text?
a. They help link ideas
and tell readers how
they are connected.
b. They help show the
relationship between
the subject and verb in
a sentence.
c. They are used
specifically to connect
a dependent clause
with an independent
clause.
d. They are used to
modify a verb in an
independent clause.

a. They help link ideas and tell readers how they are connected.