LINKING WORDS

LINKING WORDS

1. Are words that unite ideas within a text / conversation.

2. Basic.

   • and, also, in addition, as well as, too, besides, furthermore

3. Result.

   • As a result, As a consequence (of), Therefore, Thus, Consequently, Hence, For this reason, Due to

4. Connecting Words – Emphasis

   • Undoubtedly, Indeed, Obviously, Particularly / in particular, Especially, Clearly, Importantly, Absolutely, Definitely, Without a doubt, Never, It should be noted, Unquestionably, Above all, Positively

5. Addition

   • Additionally / an additional, Furthermore, Also, Too, As well as that, Along with, Besides, In addition, Moreover, Not only…but also, In addition to this, Apart from this

6. Reason.

   • Because of, With this in mind, In fact, In order to, Due to

7. Transition Words – Illustration.

   • For example/ For instance, Such as, Including, Namely, In this case, Proof of this, Like, To demonstrate/ To clarify

8. Contrast.

   • Unlike, Nevertheless, On the other hand, Nonetheless Despite / in spite of In contrast (to), While, Whereas, Alternatively, Conversely, Even so, Differing from, Contrary to

9. Comparison.

   • Similarly, Equally, Likewise, Just as, Just like, Similar to, Same as, Compare / compare(d) to (with), By the same token, In the same way, Correspondingly

10. Connecting Words – Order.

    • 1. Function: To indicate the order of what is being said. First/ firstly, Second/ secondly, Third/ thirdly, Finally, At this time, Following, Previously, Before, Subsequently
      • 2. Function: To mark the end of an ascending order. Above all, Lastly and most importantly, Last but not least
        • 3. Definition: To mark the beginning of a descending order. First and foremost…

11. Connecting Words – Summary.

    • In conclusion, To summarise, Altogether, In short, To sum up, In summary, Briefly, To conclude

12. Condition.

    • If In that case, In case, Unless

13. Connecting Words – Concession.

    • Admittedly,All the same, Up to a point, Even so, In spite of, Although/Even though, Even if, However

14. Connecting Words – Generalisation.

    • As a rule, For the most part, In general/ Generally, On the whole, Overall, In most cases

15. Connecting Words – Restatement.

    • In other words, To put it differently

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