ConnectivesList

USAGE

CONNECTIVEWORDS

additionof
ideas

and,also,besides,further,furthermore,too,moreover,inaddition,then,ofequal
importance,equallyimportant,another

time

next,afterward,finally,later,last,lastly,atlast,now,subsequently,then,when,soon,
thereafter,afterashorttime,thenextweek(month,day,etc.),aminutelater,inthe
meantime,meanwhile,onthefollowingday,atlength,ultimately,presently

orderor
sequence

first,second,(etc.),finally,hence,next,then,fromhereon,tobeginwith,lastofall,after,
before,assoonas,intheend,gradually

spaceand
place

above,behind,below,beyond,here,there,totheright(left),nearby,opposite,ontheother
side,inthebackground,directlyahead,alongthewall,asyouturnright,atthetop,across
thehall,atthispoint,adjacentto

tosignalan
example

forexample,toillustrate,forinstance,tobespecific,suchas,moreover,furthermore,just
asimportant,similarly,inthesameway

results

asaresult,hence,so,accordingly,asaconsequence,consequently,thus,since,
therefore,forthisreason,becauseofthis

purpose

tothisend,forthispurpose,withthisinmind,forthisreason(s)

comparison

like,inthesamemanner(way),asso,similarly

contrast
but,incontrast,conversely,however,still,nevertheless,nonetheless,yet,andyet,onthe
connectives otherhand,onthecontrary,or,inspiteofthis,actually,infact
to
summarize
orreport

insummary,tosumup,torepeat,briefly,inshort,finally,onthewhole,therefore,asIhave
said,inconclusion,asyoucansee

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