LINKING WORDS

LINKING WORDS

1. ADDITION

   • Also
   • And
   • As well as
   • Besides (além de)
   • Equally
   • Foremost ( ranking above others)
   • Furthermore / Further
   • In addition
     • Additionally
     • An additional
   • Into the bargain
   • Moreover (além disso | do mais)
   • On the top of that
   • Too
   • Likewise (in the same way | used at the beggining)

2. EMPHASIS

   • Admittedly
   • Especially ≠ Spcially (unique)
   • Particularly | In particular
   • Generally
   • Importantly
   • In fact
   • Indeed (really)
   • Obviously
   • Undoubtedly
   • Clearly

3. EXAMPLE

   • (+++) Such as
     • (++) For instance
       • (+) For example
   • Including
   • Namely ( a saber)
   • That is (i.e.)

4. COMPARISSON

   • Also
   • Compare
   • Just
     • Just as
       • Just like
   • It draw a comparrison between/among
   • Like
   • Likewise
   • Not only ... but also (correlação)
   • Same as
   • Similar to
   • Similarly

5. CONTRAST

   • On the contrary
   • Still
   • On one hand...on the other hand = Conversely
   • In contrast to | In comparison
   • While (+) = enquanto
     • Whereas (++) = enquanto que
   • (++++++) Nonetheless
     • (++++) Nevertheless (entretanto)
       • (+++) However (contudo | entretanto = adversativo)
         • (++) But
           • (+) Yet
         • Though
   • (++++) Notwithstanding + smthg (noun/obj) OR + -ING (not common) | prep: ñ obstante, apesar de ; adv: entretanto, ñ obstante
     • (+) Despite + smthg (noun/obj) OR + -ING = In spite of (apesar de)
       • Regardless of = não obstante
       • Despite all of this | In spite of all this | For all the
   • (+++) Even though = Despite the fact that...
     • (++) Although (at the beggining → complety sentence = sub + verb + compl) (embora | apesar de = concessivo)
       • (+) But

6. REASON/CAUSE

   • As
   • Because (of)
   • For
   • Since
   • Due to
   • Caused by

7. RESULT/CONSEQUENCE

   • As a consequence (of)
   • As a result
     • In turn
   • (+) So | So that
     • ( ++) Thus (assim)
       • (+++) Hence
       • In this way
   • Consequently
   • Due to (prep | devido a )
   • Therefore (portanto)
     • Thereby
   • Thanks to (graças a)
   • Then (então)

8. TO SHOW PURPOSE

   • In order to
   • So as to

9. ALTERNATIVE

   • Rather than (em vez de)
   • Instead of

10. CONDICIONALS

    • Unless (ao menos que)
    • Whether (an interrogative clause | two possibilities)
    • If | Except if
    • Provided that
      • As long as
    • Otherwise (if not, or else)
    • Or else