Linking words

Linking words

Unit 3

Linking words are words that connect ideas together in a piece of writing. It shows that two things are related in some way, or that the point you are making has supporting information.

Contrast a Point

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Reasons

Results

Organizing

Summarizing

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for example / for instance

namely / such as

as well / as well as

in addition / moreover / furthermore

also / too

Contrast a point

Despite / In spite of

Despite the fact that / in spite of the fact that

But / However

While / Whereas / Unlike

Although / Even though

Results

So

Therefore / Consequently / As a result

Reasons

Since / As

Due to the fact that / Owing to the fact that

Because / Because of

Due to / Owing to

Organizing

the former / the latter

Lastly / Finally

Firstly / Secondly

Summarizing

Here are some English phrases you can use to give a summary of the information you have already said or written. In general, these phrases go at the beginning of the sentence and are followed by a comma.

• In short, • In summary, • To summarize, • In conclusion, • In a nutshell, (more informal)

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