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Withinasentence
Sequencing first(ly),second(ly),third(ly), finally first(ly),second(ly),etc. inthefirst(second,third) place theprimary(secondary,third) reason one(another,afinal)reason meanwhile inthemeantime hitherto atonce thenext(generallynotjust next) soon(assoonas) atthistime(ormoment) untilthistime subsequently throughoutthis suddenly gradually

Fromonesentence Fromone tothenext paragraphtothe next

Sequencingintime when as while,whilst after before

then atonce next meanwhile inthemeantime soon now atthismoment hitherto untilthen(ornow) afterthis beforethis subsequently immediately suddenly gradually there atthis(orthat)point here however evenso nevertheless instead onthecontrary rather yet bycontrast otherwise ontheotherhand alternatively atanyrate inanycase likewise inthesameway similarly inasimilarmanner like aparallelargument

Sequencinginplace where wherever Showingcontrast yet

atthis(orthat)point

anyofthebetweensentence links anyofthebetweensentence links

but

Showingsimilarity likewise inthesameway similarly inasimilarmanner like aparallelargument

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Expandinguponorrefininganargument and,andalso also inaddition furthermore forexample another Showingcauseandeffect because forthisreason since thatbeingso for onaccountofthis so,sothat therefore asaresult consequently thus inthatcase hence accordingly Showingconditionality if,then granted providedthat thatbeingso unless inthatcase underthecircumstances Resistingconditionality (al)though still eventhough despitethis whether inspiteof

inaddition(anadditional) furthermore an(orone)example another

anyofthebetweensentence links

granted intheabovecase underthesecircumstances

still despitethis inspiteofthis

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