Starters and connectives

Examples Changing the topic Contrasting Emphasising Re-phrasing Cause and effect
▪ For example… ▪ Turning to… ▪ However… ▪ Mainly… ▪ In other words… ▪ …so…
▪ For instance… ▪ As regards…. ▪ On the other ▪ Mostly… ▪ That is… ▪ As a result of…
▪ Such as… ▪ With regard to… hand… ▪ Usually… ▪ To put it more ▪ …because…
▪ ….as can be seen ▪ Concerning… ▪ …although… ▪ Unfortunately… simply… ▪ This means that…
▪ …as is shown by ▪ As far as…is ▪ Despite this… ▪ Most often… ▪ Due to the fact
▪ Take the case of… concerned… ▪ On the contrary… that…
▪ This can be proven ▪ Moving on to… ▪ Instead… ▪ …due to…
by… ▪ Now to consider… ▪ As for… ▪ …therefore…
▪ By contrast… ▪ …whereas… ▪ …caused…
▪ …while… ▪ This caused…

Listing points Comparison Improve your extended writing Concession Summing up

▪ Firstly, secondly, ▪ Compared with… ▪ Although… ▪ In conclusion…
finally… ▪ Similarly… ▪ Use these words to improve the quality of your ▪ While it is true ▪ In summary…
▪ To being with… ▪ In the same way… extended writing. that… ▪ To sum up…
▪ On top of this… ▪ Likewise… ▪ Write an introduction to set the scene of what ▪ Despite the fact ▪ Overall…
▪ In addition to this… ▪ Equally… you will write about. that… ▪ On the whole…
▪ More importantly… ▪ As with… ▪ Start each paragraph with a topic sentence. ▪ In spite of… ▪ In short…
▪ Addition… ▪ …are similar in ▪ Vary the length of your sentences. ▪ Despite this… ▪ In brief…
▪ …and… that… ▪ Use a variety of verbs and adjectives. ▪ However…yet… ▪ To conclude…
▪ …also… ▪ Try to develop the points you make – make a ▪ Still… ▪ So, to round off…
▪ …as well… point and then say ‘so this means…’. ▪ Nevertheless…
▪ Furthermore… ▪ Making judgements will improve your mark.
▪ Another…. ▪ Round it all off with a thoughtful conclusion.
▪ Not only…but also…