Top Linking words in writing essays

Although some of these words have already been mentioned as sentence connectors, they can also be used to develop coherence within a paragraph, that is linking one idea / argument to another. Print off this page to keep as a reference of useful linking words and phrases.

Sequence	Result	Emphasis
First / firstly, second / secondly, third / thirdly etc Next, last, finally In addition, moreover Further / furthermore Another Also In conclusion To summarise	So As a result As a consequence (of) Therefore Thus Consequently Hence Due to	Undoubtedly Indeed Obviously Generally Admittedly In fact Particularly / in particular Especially Clearly Importantly
Addition	Reason	Example
And In addition / additionally / an additional Furthermore Also Too As well as	For Because Since As Because of	For example For instance That is (ie) Such as Including Namely
Contrast	Comparison
However Nevertheless Nonetheless Still Although / even though Though But Yet Despite / in spite of In contrast (to) / in comparison While Whereas On the other hand On the contrary	Similarly Likewise Also Like Just as Just like Similar to Same as Compare compare(d) to / with Not only...but also

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