195  Transitions that Emphasize contrasts

The following transition phrases and words emphasize contrast. Re-write the sentence pairs in ?tbl-addition using one of the transitions in Table 193.1 to combine the information. You may have a single sentence with a transition word in the middle, or two sentences, with a transition word at the beginning of the second sentence.

Using transitions to contrast information.{#tbl-addition}
Statement Contrast
Centipedes are hunters Millipedes are herbivores.
Traditionally it was thought that men don’t express their feelings or talk about their problems because they are repressed. Men are able to talk about their personal problems but do not see the utility of doing so.
When water boils in an uncovered container, it produces about 2 000 times it’s own volume of steam. In a sealed container, steam cannot expand and pressure increases.
There is very strong evidence that the universe began around 13.7 billion years ago. Some religious fundamentalists believe that the world was created on October 22, 4004 BC.