LINKING WORDS

What are they?

A linking word is a word or phrase that shows the relationship between paragraphs
or sections of a text. They provide greater cohesion indicating how ideas connect to
one another

Sequence a) Although / though...

b) However, / nevertheless, ...
a) First / firstly, second / c) Instead of ..., ...
secondly, third / thirdly d) On the other hand, ...
etc e) Whereas
b) Next, last, finally
c) In addition, moreover
d) Further / furthermore Giving conclusions
e) Another a) In conclusion, ...
f) Also b) In short, ...
g) In conclusion c) To sum up, ...
h) To summarise d) On balance, ...
e) Overall, ...
Addition
a) And Comparisons
b) In addition, / additionally a) Similarly
c) Furthermore b) Like
d) Also c) Just like
e) Too d) Similar to
f) As well as e) Compared with
Result
a) So
b) As a result
c) Therefore
d) Consequently

Contrasts