CONNECTIVES: words and phrases

 

 

Addition

 

Cause and effect

 

Comparison

     and

 

     consequently

 

     equally

     also

 

     thus

 

     similarly

     furthermore

 

     so

 

     compared

     in addition

 

     hence

 

     an equivalent

     too

 

     as a result

 

     in the same way

     again

 

     because/as

 

     likewise

     the following

 

     therefore

 

     as with

     and then

 

     accordingly

 

 

     what is more

 

     since

 

Contrast/balance

     moreover

 

     until

 

     but

     as well as

 

     whenever

 

     however

 

 

     as long as

 

     nevertheless

Announcing/opinion

 

 

 

     alternatively

     It would seem

 

Emphasis

 

     to turn to

     one might consider/

 

     above all

 

     yet

     suggest/propose/

 

     in particular

 

     despite this

     image/ deduce/infer

 

     notably

 

     on the contrary

     to conclude

 

     specifically

 

     as for

 

 

     especially

 

     the opposite

Summary

 

     significantly

 

     still

     in brief

 

     more importantly

 

    instead

     on the whole

 

     indeed

 

     on the other hand

     throughout

 

     in fact

 

     whereas

     in all

 

 

 

     otherwise

     overall

 

Sequence /Time

 

     although

     to sum up

 

     initially

 

     apart from

     in summary

 

     first(ly)

 

 

 

 

     then

 

Persuasion (Assuming

Illustration

 

     so far

 

the reader agrees)

     for example

 

     after (wards)

 

     of course

     for instance

 

     at last

 

     naturally

     such as

 

     finally

 

     obviously

     as

 

     once

 

     clearly

     as revealed by

 

     secondly

 

     evidently

     thus

 

     next

 

     surely

     to show that

 

     subsequently

 

     certainly

     to take the case of

 

     meanwhile

 

 

 

 

     at length

 

Restriction

 

 

     in the end

 

     only (if)

 

 

     eventually

 

     unless

 

 

 

 

     except (for)

 

 

 

 

     save for