LinkingWords

LinkingWords

1. But

   • Express a contrast between 2 ideas
     • Before a coma
       • Nick have a car, but he doesn’t often drive it

2. Although

   • Contrast 2 ideas or situations
     • At the beginning or at the end of a sentence, before the coma
       • Although Nick have a car, he doesn’t often drive it

3. However

   • When the contrast is expressed in a separate sentence
     • Between a point and a coma
       • The new system was supposed to be more efficient. However, it caused chaos.

4. Though

   • Is informal, means the same as although
     • At the beginning, or at the end of a sentence
       • Thought i liked the sweater, I decided not to buy it.

5. Even though

   • Is stronger, more emphatic than although
     • At the beginning or between a sentence
       • Even though you dislike Jessica, you should try to be nice to her.

6. In spite of / despite

   • Express an idea of something unexpected happening
     • Before a noun, or -ing form of a verb
       • I’m not better in spite of the pills / in spite of taking the pills.

7. Whereas & on the other hand

   • Use to express comparison between to ideas
     • Whereas: Before a coma On the other hand: between a period and a coma
       • United are top of league, whereas City are bottom.

8. To

   • To express purpose
     • To - infinitive
       • I rang to find out the train times.

9. In order to

   • More formal than to
     • We can use in negative -infinitive
       • Melanie was hurrying in order not to miss her bus.

10. So as to

    • More formal than to
      • -infinitive We can use the negative.
        • The staff are working at weekends so as not to delay the project any further.

11. So that

    • Express purpose
      • We use a subject and a verb
        • I gave Nick a map so that he child find the way all right.

12. For

    • To say why we do something
      • We use it with a noun
        • The whole family have gone out for a bike ride.

13. While

    • To contrast to aspects of the same thing
      • Followed by a sentence
        • While I agree whit the idea, I don’t think it’s very practical.

14. Because

    • To express the reason of something
      • Between a sentence
        • I turned the heating on because it was cold

15. So

    • To express the result of something
      • Between the sentence
        • It was cold, so I turned the heating on

16. If, unless and in case

    • To express a condition
      • Between the sentence
        • Rachel might buy a car if she passes her test.
        • You won’t learn to use a keyboard unless you practice
        • We’d better start early in case there are traffic hold-ups

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