Linking words and phrases

Sequence Result Emphasis

 First / firstly, second /  So  Undoubtedly

secondly, third / thirdly etc  As a result  Indeed
 Next, last, finally  As a consequence (of)  Obviously
 In addition, moreover  Therefore  Generally
 Further / furthermore  Thus  Admittedly
 Another  Consequently  In fact
 Also  Hence  Particularly / in
 In conclusion  Due to particular
 To summarise  Especially
 Clearly
 Importantly
Addition Reason Example

 And  For  For example

 In addition / additionally / an Because  For instance
additional  Since  That is (ie)
 Furthermore  As  Such as
 Also  Because of  Including
 Too  Namely
 As well as
Contrast Comparison

 However  Similarly
 Nevertheless  Likewise
 Nonetheless  Also
 Still  Like
 Although / even though  Just as
 Though  Just like
 But  Similar to
 Yet  Same as
 Despite / in spite of  Compare
 In contrast (to) / in  compare(d) to / with
comparison  Not only...but also
 While
 Whereas
 On the other hand
 On the contrary