Transitions for Citing Textual Evidence

You can think of it somewhat like a mathematical formula:

Transitional phrase + indicator + verb + quote + citation = TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

TRANSITION INDICATOR VERB QUOTE CITATION For example, the author writes, “……..” (AUTHOR PG) For instance, Hawthorne states, “………” (PG)* To illustrate, the author argues, “………” Moreover, Experts say, “……..”

*If you indicate the author’s name in the sentence, you only need the page number in the citation. These are interchangeable. You can use any transition with any indicator with any verb.

For example, the author says, "...

The author clearly states that, "...

For example, readers learn that "...

According to the text, "...

For example, research shows that “…

(So and so) claims, “…

(So and so) writes, “…

One important fact to note is that, “…

Researchers learn that “…

Research indicates that “…