Also,
Besides,
Moreover,
Linking words to connect ideas and sentences
Putting ideas in order
These linking words help us to distribute
the ideas into paragraphs. After the
introduction, our ideas and arguments
are sequenced following a logical order.
Each linker int roduce s a new paragraph.
First,
First of all,
Firstly,
To begin with,
Secondly,
(Thirdly, ...)
Finally,
Lastly,
To end with,
Last but not least,
Changing topic
Regarding
...
,
With regards to
...
,
Adding detail
In fact,
Actually,
As a matter of fact,
Expressing cause
..., because ...
..., since ...
..., as ...
Due to (+ noun / -ing),
Due to the fact that ... ,
Because of (+ noun / -ing),
Because of that,
Owing to
(+ noun / -ing)
,
Given that ... ,
Rephrasing
To explain wha t we have just said using
other words, we use these connectives.
In other words,
I mean, (informal)
..., but ...
However,
In contrast,
On the contrary,
On the other hand,
Nevertheless,
(formal)
Nonetheless,
(formal)
Although
(+ sentence)
, ...
... , although
(+ sentence)
Even though
(+ sentence)
, ...
... , even though
(+ sentence)
Despite
(+ noun / -ing)
... , despite
(+ noun / -ing)
In spite of
(+ noun / -ing)
... , in spite of
(+ noun / -ing)
On the one hand,
(side 1)
On the other hand,
(side 2)
Concluding
In conclusion,
To sum up,
In short,
All in all,
On the whole,
In relations of cause-effect, these
linkers introdu ce the reason (why?).
If we want to discuss pros and cons, or to
present two different sides or viewpoints
on a top ic, we use the following
connectives to in trodu ce each paragraph.
We use these linkers to present the
conclusion in the closing paragraph.
consequence
Consequently,
We use these linking words to reaffirm or
to contradict a previous statement with
more detailed information .
These connectives help us to introduce a
new topic, or to present a new aspect of
the issue we are discussing.