Result Emphasis Addition

Function: to provide the

Function: To put forward a Function: To add to what has
result of what has been
point or idea more forcefully been previously stated
stated or has occurred

Accordingly Above all Additionally/an additional

As a consequence (of) Absolutely Along with
As a result Chiefly Also
Consequently Clearly And
Due to Definitely Apart from this
For this reason Especially As well as
Forthwith Even As well as that
Hence Importantly Besides
Then In detail Coupled with
Therefore In truth Finally
Thereupon Indeed First
Thus It should be noted Further
Naturally Furthermore
Never In addition
Obviously In addition to this
Of course In the same fashion
Particularly / in particular Last
Positively Moreover
Surprisingly Not only…but also
To clarify Not to mention
To emphasize Second
To repeat Similarily
Truly Third
Undoubtedly Together with
Unquestionably Too
With attention
Without a doubt

Linking and Connecting Words List

Reason Illustration Contrast
Function: To provide
Function: To provide Function: To show how
reasons for what has been
examples things are different
stated or has occurred
Because of As an example of Alternatively
For the purpose of For example/ For instance As opposed to
Given that For one thing Contrarily
Granted that Illustrated by Contrary to
In fact In another case Conversely
In order to In the case of Despite/in spite of
In view of In this case Differing from
Owing to In this situation Even so
Provided that Including However
Seeing that Like In contrast (to)
So that Namely In opposition
With this in mind On this occasion Instead
With this intention Proof of this Nevertheless
With this purpose Specifically Nonetheless
Such as Nor
To clarify Notwithstanding
To demonstrate On the other hand
To demonstrate/ To clarify Rather
To simplify Though
Unlike
Up against
Whereas
While
Yet
 Comparison Order Summary
Function: To show how 1. Function: To indicate the Function: To sum up what
things are similar order of what is being said has been previously stated
Alike First/ firstly All things considered
As with Second/ secondly Altogether
Both Third/ thirdly As demonstrated above
By the same token Finally As noted
Compare / compare(d)
At this time As shown above
to (with)
Correspondingly Following As you can see
Either Previously Briefly
Equal Before By and large
Equally Subsequently Generally speaking
2. Function: To mark the
In a similar manner Given these points
end of an ascending order
In common Above all In a word
Lastly and most
In like manner In any event
importantly
In the same way Last but not least
3. Definition: To mark the
In the spitting image of beginning of a descending
order
Just as First and foremost…
Just as…so too To begin with…
Just like
Likewise
Most important
Resembles
Same as
Similar to
Similarly
Still another