Linking words
Adding and Contrasting Expressing cause / reason
*and
as well as
besides
Moreover,
Furthermore,
What is more,
In addition,
In addition to + -ing
not only .... but also
another point is that
relative clauses
who where
that ,which
whose to whom
when what
why
*but
However,
Although
despite
In spite of
Nevertheless,
On the contrary,
on the one hand
on the other hand,
whereas
while
but while
As opposed to
Neither...nor
because
as
since
This is (the reason)why
because of
Due to
Owing to
For this reason,
Expressing effect / result
*so
so....that
such a...that
Therefore
Thus
Consequently,
As a result,
too... to
not enough... to
Narration Expressing purpose
First (of all)
At first
At the beginning (of)
In the beginning (at first)
then
next
Before
After
After that
afterwards
When
While
during
prior to
immediately
Once
Suddenly
As soon as
Finally
Eventually
At the end
In the end
At last
To begin with,
until
to
so as to
in order to
so that
(for + -ing)
Expressing opinion
I would say that
In my opinion,
I think (that)
I believe (that)
Personally
Apparently,
Giving examples Summing up / concluding Emphasis
for example,
for instance,
For one thing,
this includes
such as
e.g.. (for example)
i.e. (that is)
All in all
overall
generally
In conclusion,
on the whole
To sum up,
especially
particularly
Naturally,
exactly because
above all
Whatever
Whenever
too / enough
The more ....
* Avoid starting a sentence with these words.
