Here are some sentences showing how to use 64 common linking words and phrases:
talking about the present time
1. These days, computers are available in most public schools and libraries.
2. Nowadays, women get heart attacks almost as often as men do.
3. In this day and age, technology is present in every facet of our life.
4. Currently, the economy is strong.
5. At the present time, the President is facing political difficulties.
talking about the historic past
6. A long time ago, there were no computers in schools.
7. In the past, people went to the river to get drinking water.
8. Formerly, slaves did much of the work in this country.
9. In the old days, kings and princes ruled people's lives.
giving additional examples and reasons
10. He's too weak to do heavy labor. In addition, his memory is failing him.
11. I think he's a boring teacher. What's more, he doesn't know his subject.
12. I don't have time to read Shakespeare. Besides, I don't understand him.
13. She's always late for work. Besides this, she loses important files.
14. The school doesn't have money for books. Furthermore, the building is old.
15. I am too busy to help you. Moreover, I think you can do it by yourself.
16. She's smart and beautiful. On top of that, she's kind and considerate.
giving the truth
17. I don't like little Ricky. To tell the truth, I think he's a monster.
18. He says he's a vegetarian. In fact, he eats seafood on occasion.
19. He calls himself a "professor." Actually, he's only a teaching assistant!
giving information which is against normal expectation
20. His liver was in bad shape. Notwithstanding this, he continued to drink.
21. He loved her very much. However, he didn't ask her to marry him.
22. She hated him. Even so, she accepted all of his dinner invitations.
23. The boy got F's on all his exams. All the same, the teacher passed him.
24. I wasn't hungry. Still, I had dinner with the family and ate a lot.
25. I hated that job with a passion. Nevertheless, I stayed for ten years.
26. She spent hours in the hot kitchen. Regardless, he didn't touch her food.
