Function Examples
Consequence As a result, thus, so, therefore,
consequently, it follows that,
thereby, eventually, then, in that
case, admittedly
Contrast However, on the other hand,
despite, In spite of, though,
although, but, on the contrary,
otherwise, yet, instead of, rather,
whereas, nonetheless, even though,
compared with, in contrast,
alternatively
certainty Obviously, certainly, plainly, of
course, undoubtedly
Condition If, unless, whether, provided that,
for, so that, whether, depending on
Definition Is, refers to, means, that is, consists
of, such as, like
Summary In conclusion, in summary, lastly,
finally, to sum up, to conclude, to
recap, in short
Example For instance, one example, just as,
in particular, such as, namely, to
illustrate
Reason / Since, as, so, because of, due to,
cause and owing to, the reason why, in other
effect words, leads to, cause
Time Before , from, since, as, until,
meanwhile, at the moment, when,
whenever, as soon as, just as,
presently, at the present, currently
Description words
Movement : Rose, rise, , went up, goes up,
UP increase, grow
Movement : Fell, fall, decline, drop, decrease,
Down sink, goes down
Strong word Shot up, rocketed, surged,
plummeted, plunged
Adjectives / Remained steady, were unchanged,
adverbs did not change, remain constant,
remain stable, stablised,
Tops and Reached a peak, peaked, reached
bottoms their highest level/point, fell to a low,
sank to a trough, reached a bottom
