Connectives are the glue that holds a text

together. They join clauses together in a

sentence, and the join sentences in a long piece
of writing.

Connectives don’t have to be just one word.

They can be phrases like ‘in other words’ or ‘just
after that’.
 Emphasis

 above all
 in particular
 notably
 specifically
 more importantly

Comparison

 equally
 similarly
 in comparison
 likewise
 by the way of contrast
 alternatively
 despite this

Conclusion

 to conclude
 in conclusion
 finally

Time

 initially
 then
 next
 afterwards
 finally
 subsequently
 eventually
 previously
Contract and Balance

 however
 nevertheless
 alternatively
 despite this
 on the contrary
 yet
 whereas
Addition

 and
 also
 in addition
 further
 furthermore
 as well as
 and then

Opinion and Interpretation

 it would seem
 it appears
 obviously
 possibly
 it seems likely
 presumably
 one might consider
Illustration

 for example
 for instance
 in other words
 to show that
 such as
 an instance
 as revealed by
 to show that
 Summary

 in brief
 on the whole
 summarising
 overall
 to sum up
 to recapitulate
 evidently

Persuasion

 of course
 clearly
 evidently
 surely
 certainly
 decidedly
 indeed
 undoubtedly

Restriction

 only if
 unless
 except (for)