2. Definition
Linking words help you to connect ideas and
sentences, so that people can follow your
ideas.
For example:
For example For instance Namely
3. Types of
Adding information
Summarising
Sequencing ideas
Giving a reason
Giving a result
Contrasting ideas
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4. Adding information
As well as
Also
Too
Furthermore
Moreover
Apart from
In addition to
Besides
5. Recycling is an easy way to
conserve natural resources;
furthermore, it can help reduce
garbage disposal costs.
Examples
Besides homework, there was
nothing for you to do.
6. Summarising
In short
In brief
In summary
To summarise
In a nutshell
To conclude
In conclusion
In short
In brief
In summary
To summarise
In a nutshell
To conclude
In conclusion
We normally use these words at the beginning of a sentence to
give a summary of what we have said or written.
7. To sum up, I would like to say that Sergio
Markarian position seems to me to be
very coherent.
Peru played bad against Venezuela.
yesterday. In a nutshell: Disqualified.
Examples
8. The former, … the latter
Firstly, secondly, finally
The first point is
Lastly
The following
Sequencing ideas
9. "Marketing and finance are both covered
in the course. The former is studied in the
first term and the latter is studied in the
final term.
Examples
10. Due to / due to the fact that
Owing to / owing to the fact that
Because
Because of
Since
As
Giving reasons
11. Due to the rise in oil prices, the inflation
rate rose by 1.25%.
Since the company is expanding, we
need to hire more staff.
Examples
13. The company are expanding. Therefore /
So / Consequently / As a result, they are
taking on extra staff.
DATA: all are possible
Examples
14. But
However
Although / even though
Despite / despite the fact that
In spite of / in spite of the fact that
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
While
Whereas
Unlike
In theory… in practice…
Constrasting ideas
15. Unlike in the UK, the USA has cheap
petrol.
While my sister has blue eyes, mine are
brown.
In spite of the cold, she went out in shorts.
Examples
