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Likeotherlanguages,Englishhasalotofcohesiveortransitionaldevicesandlinkingwordsthatcanbeusedto
expressandjoinideas.
1.Expressingaddition
Toaddinformation,youcanusetheseexpressions:
Examples:
inaddition,aswellasmoreoverwhatismorenotonly...butalso...furthermorebesidesalsotooand...
Iftheprojectfailsthiswillhaveterribleconsequencesnotonlyonourdepartment,butalsoonthewhole
organization
John'sgradesareterriblebecausehehasbeensolazythesedays.Inadditiontothis,hisrelationshiptohis
parentsgotworse.
Thereportisbadlywritten.Moreover,it'sinaccurate.
2.Expressingcontrast
Toexpresscontrast,youcanusetheseexpressions:
Examples:
althougheventhoughinspiteof/despitehoweveryetneverthelessnonethelessonthecontrarywhereason
theonehand...butontheotherhand...converselybut...
Braindrainhasterribleconsequencesonthedevelopingcountries.Nevertheless,nothinghasbeendonetosolve
theproblemoratleastreduceitsnegativeeffects.
Inspiteof/despiteFred'soldage,hegoesjoggingeverymorning.
Althoughshe'sverynice,herclassmateshateher.
Theyhavegottwochildren,aboyandgirl.Theboytakesafterhisfatherwhereasthegirltakesafterthemother.

Theyhavegottwochildren,aboyandgirl.Theboytakesafterhisfatherwhereasthegirltakesafterthemother.
3.Expressingcauseandeffect
Toexpresscauseandeffect,youcanusetheseexpressions:
Examples:
consequentlyasaconsequenceasaresultthereforebecauseofthisforthisreasonbecausesinceasfor
duetoowingto
Sheremainedsilent,forshewassodepressedtotalk.
Wecan'tgotoSue'spartybecausewe'llbebusyworkingonourproject.
Theplanewasdelayedbecauseofthefoggyweather.
Hehadspentmostofhistimehangingaroundinsteadofrevisinghislessons.Consequently,hehadalotof
troubleansweringtheexamquestions.

5.Expressingpurpose
Toexpresspurposeusethefollowingwords:
Examples:
inordertoinordernottosaastosoasnottotonotto
Shewakesupearlyinordertobeontimetowork.
Theyvisitedhimsoastooffertheircondolencesforthedeathofhiswife
Hehelpedthenewpolicewomansoasnottofailinherfirstmission.
4.Summarizing
Tosummarize,youcanusethefollowingexpressions:
Examples:
inconclusiontoconcludetosumupinanutshellinbriefinshortallinalleverythingconsidered...

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