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Writing Linkers

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Writing : Linking Words

Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences when you speak or write. We can use
linking words to give examples, add information, summarise, stating a purpose, give a reason
or result, or to contrast ideas.
Here’s a list of the most common linking words and phrases:
Adding information:
In addition, …. Besides, ….
Moreover, … Furthermore, ….
Also, … .. not only … but also ..
What is more, …
Giving a reason:
because ….. due to the fact that
since …. because of
as … thanks to
for ….
Giving a result:
Therefore, …. For this reason, ….
As a result, …. Because of this / that, ..
Consequantly, …. Hence, …
So, ….
Contrasting ideas:
whereas … Neverthless, …
while …. On the contrary, …
but … On the one hand .. on the other hand ..
Giving an example:
For example, … Such as …..
For instance, … To illustrate, …
Stating a purpose:
for + verb-ing
to + bare infinitive
in order (not) to + bare infinitive
so as (not) to + bare infinitive
in order that + subject + modal (not) + bare infinitive
so that
Summarizing:
In brief, … To sum up, ….
In short, As a conclusion, …
To conclude, … All in all,…

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