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Linking words

Sen te n ce uclver-bials

Ti me At the same tim e Last(ly ) I IIdeed


After a iclnle Be that as it may More I most importantly III [act (1, 2, 3 )
After that Better s/ill Moreover (F) III other iconls (1, 4)
Aft en cflnls (1, 2,4) Blit* Next Rather 1 01' rather
As yet (1, 4) B'} comparison (1, 3) On top of that That is (to sflY)
At first (I , 2, 4 ) BIf contrast (1, 3) (F) \Vlw t is nlOre To put it another {em}
At last (1, 2, 4) By the same token
At ollce Conoe rselq (F) Conc luding, Changing subject;
At present (1,3, 4) (F) Despite this summarizing; re fe rring to suhj ect
At the 11I0 111elif Equalh] (1, 2) generalizing Anlfhow (I NF)
At the same li me Even so All i ll all Alllflcay (I NF)
Bef ore that I then, etc. Hoicece r (1, .3 ) Altogether As f ar as is con cerned
BeforelwlId In comparison 0 ,3) As a rule As f or I As to .
By the n I tliat time ( 1, 3, 4) In spite of this Basicalllf (1, 2 ) As regards.
Earlier (1, 4 ) In the same [cay Broadly speaking (1, 3) At anlf rate (1, 3) (I N F)
Ecelltually* (1, 2, 4) Instead (1, 4) By am/large BIf the ,calf (1, .3) (I NF)
Ecerst ncc ttlien] (1, 3, 4 ) Likewise (1, 2) Esselltialllf (1, 2) Illcidelltalllf (1, 3 )
Fillfllh;* ( 1, 2) Mind you (INF ) Generally (1, 2) Noic jor .
First* Nevertheless (F) III brief (l , 3) Heganling .
From then 011 0 , 4 ) Nonethe less (F) In conclusion (1,3) Speak ing of.
Hithert o (1, 4) (F) Of course (1, 3) In general (1, .3) Talkillg about . . . (I NF)
l m me d iatelt] (1, 2, 4 ) On the co ntrary I II other icords (1, 3) That brings me on
Illitifllly (I , 2, 4 ) Oil the one tum d In short (1, 3) to . . . (F)
[ II 110 time all the other IWlld (1, 3) Mostllf ( 1, 2 ) That rem inds me (IN F )
Illstfl utly (1, 2, 4) 01"* all average (1, 3) To tum to .
I II the cu d (I, .3, 4) Similflrllf ( 1, 2 ) On balance (1, 3) With reference to . .. (F)
I II the mefllltime (1, 3, 4) Still a ll the tellOle (1, 3)
Lastly Then again Overall Ca use & e ffect;
Later Oil ( 1, 4) Though (3, 4) 50* (IN F ) re ason & re sult ;
M emnchi!« Tm e Then (3) inferen ce
Nex t" Yet* To som e ext ent (1, 3) Accordingllf (F)
Now* To sum up As a result
Preciously (I , 2, 4 ) OrdCl;ng points; Ultimateli; (1, 2) Becallse of ti l is
Si I l l lllttlll C( )/IS! Y adding information CO llsequentllf (F)
Sillce tlicn (1, 3, 4 ) Above fill Giving examples ; For this / thai rcasoll
So [ar (1, 2,4) Additiollfllllf focusing Hen ce " (F)
SOOIl (1, 2, 4) Again AIIUlIlg others (1, 3) If not
Suhsell'lClltly (1, 2, 4 ) Also For example (1, 3, 4) If so
Snddcnli] (1, 2) A/lI/* (I NF) For instanc e ( 1, 3, 4 ) In that case
1'1ICII* Alld then» (INF ) Inparticular (1, 2, 3) Otli encise
Ulltil the n (1,3, 4) As Ice sha ll see [aiel" Mfl illilf ( 1, 2) 50* (I NF)
'Vithi1l milllltes / day s As ,cell (4) Particlliar/If (1, 2) That's why*
As icel! as tlutt Primarillf (1, 2) Then" (1, .3)
Comparing & Besides Principally (1, 2) Thlls* (F)
contras tin g ; First(llf) I Second(llf) etc. Specificalllf (1, 2) Theref ore* (F)
alte rnative s; First of all
co ncessio ns Fillalllf Refo nnulating;
Admittedly For one I another thing clarifying
All the sflme (1, 3) Furthermore (F) Actually (1, 4)
Alt ernnt ively In addition At least
Antl Ifet* In the first place (F) I mean (I N F)

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