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followed bywords/phrases
Followedby
by category
Relates to previous
Contrast phrase Noun infinitive sentence
But regardless of However,
even though Despite Even so,
Although In spite of Nevertheless,
Despite the fact that Nonetheless,
In spite of the fact that Despite that/this,
Though In spite of that/this,
and even so / yet On the contrary,
while - (only different) On the other hand,
whereas (only different) In contrast,

Reason because because of The reason for this is that

since due to That/this is because (of)
as as a result of That/this is due to
due to the fact that owing to That/this is due to the fact that
owing to the fact that on account of
the reason being that given
given that

Consequence otherwise resulting in as a result of this

So causing Otherwise
therefore which results in In that case,
and as a result As a result of that/this,
then Because of that/this,
and that's/this is why Due that/this,
and as a consequence As a consequence of that/this,
and consequently Consequently,Thus, Hence
and that's why That's why
then in that case If this happens,
so * If that/this is the case,
In that case,

Purpose so that with the aim of (ING) (not)to With that/this in mind,
so * in order (not)to To that/this end,
so as (not) to With this/that in mind,
in an attempt (not) to

Condition If
unless
as long as
provided
even if
On the condition that

Additional info and in addition to What's more,

and also as well as Apart from that/this,
and …….. too. Additionally,
and what's more Furthermore,
along with Moreover,
Not only…….,but also…… But that wasn't/isn't all,
too (end of sentence) Not only that/this, but also…..
Also,
In addition to that/this,
As well as that/this,

Examples like Examples of this are….

such as An example of this is……
…………….., for example
For example,
For instance,

Comparison As if / As though Unlike Similarly,

Alternative instead of rather than

 followed by Linking
followedwords/phrases
by by bycategoryRelates to previous
Followed
Contrast phrase Noun infinitive sentence

Reason

Consequ

Purpose

Condition

Addition
Examples

Comparison
…………….. for example
Additionally Nevertheless
along with Nonetheless
Also Not only that/this but also…..
Although Not only…….but also……
An example of this is…… on account of
Apart from that/this On the condition that
as On the contrary
As a consequence of that/this On the other hand
as a result of otherwise
As a result of that/this owing to
as a result of this owing to the fact that
As if / As though provided
as long as regardless of
as well as resulting in
As well as that/this Similarly
because since
because of So
Because of that/this so
But so
But that wasn't/isn't all so
causing so as (not) to
ConsequentlyThus Hence so that
Despite such as
Despite that/this That/this is because (of)
Despite the fact that That/this is due to
Due that/this That/this is due to the fact that
due to That's why
due to the fact that the reason being that
even if The reason for this is that
Even so then
even though then in that case
Examples of this are…. therefore
For example Though
For instance to
Furthermore To that/this end
given too (end of sentence)
given that unless
However Unlike
If What's more
If not / If so whereas
If that/this is the case which results in
If this happens while
In a similar way With that/this in mind
in addition to with the aim of
In addition to that/this With this/that in mind
in an attempt (not) to
In contrast
in order (not) to
In spite of
In spite of that/this
In spite of the fact that
In that case
In that case
like
like
Moreover
…………….. for example In spite of the fact that
Additionally In that case
along with In that case
Also like
Although like
An example of this is…… Moreover
Apart from that/this Nevertheless
as Nonetheless
As a consequence of that/this Not only that/this but also…..
as a result of Not only…….but also……
As a result of that/this on account of
as a result of this On the condition that
As if / As though On the contrary
as long as On the other hand
as well as otherwise
As well as that/this owing to
because owing to the fact that
because of provided
Because of that/this regardless of
But resulting in
But that wasn't/isn't all Similarly
causing since
ConsequentlyThus Hence So
Despite so
Despite that/this so
Despite the fact that so
Due that/this so as (not) to
due to so that
due to the fact that such as
even if That/this is because (of)
Even so That/this is due to
even though That/this is due to the fact that
Examples of this are…. That's why
For example the reason being that
For instance The reason for this is that
Furthermore then
given then in that case
given that therefore
However Though
If to
If not / If so To that/this end
If that/this is the case too (end of sentence)
If this happens unless
In a similar way Unlike
in addition to What's more
In addition to that/this whereas
in an attempt (not) to which results in
In contrast while
in order (not) to With that/this in mind
In spite of with the aim of
In spite of that/this With this/that in mind