Matching Pairs Linking wordsOnline version Linking words by category by Karina Ceballos 1 To refer back 2 To provide examples 3 To present alternatives 4 To emphasise and highlight 5 To show similarity 6 To contrast/contradict information 7 To show cause and effect 8 To show a sequence 9 To add information in contrast, on the other hand, conversely, however, nevertheless, meanwhile, on the contrary, despite this, whereas, while, although, even though, but in the same way, similarly, likewise as noted above, as stated previously, originally, in the past, earlier, formerly finally, subsequently, first of all, to begin with, at first, firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc. after, before, when, while, as, until alternatively, on the other hand, then again therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a result, for this reason, accordingly because, since, as, otherwise in fact, indeed, obviously, undoubtedly, clearly, it is evident that, as a matter of fact furthermore, in addition, moreover, besides … , apart from … and, as well as for example, for instance, in this case, to illustrate this, … namely that is to say...
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