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Linking words

AND

BUT

ALTHOUGH

SO

TO

BECAUSE

FIRST

IF

THEN

WHEN

Addition

not only...but also

another point/example/question...

as well as

In addition

moreover

as well

both

furthermore

plus

too

besides

AND

a further reason/ aspect/ feature/ issue

and even

(and) also

Comparing and contrasting

as opposed to

unlike

Similarly

by/in comparison (with)

be similar in terms of...

...differ in that...

Likewise

(on the one hand)...on the other hand

(as) compared to/with

on the contrary

as against

contrary to

in/by contrast to/with)

still

whilst

(and) yet

conversely

BUT

nevertheless

while

however

whereas

nonetheless

Concession

While

In spite of...

Despite

Even if

Even though

Although

ALTHOUGH

Albeit

Notwithstanding

Though

Cause

in view of...

in the light of...

One reason why...is that/ because (of)

it was due to/owing to ...that

The main cause of...is

on the grounds that

for...

due to...

owing to...

as a result of....

given...

since

...can play an important role in

thanks to...

...is largely due to

in that

because of...

in view of the fact that

seeing that

on account of...

for

seeing as (how)

BECAUSE

given (the fact) that

as

because

'cause

inasmuch as

Result

therefore

as a result

for this/that reason

hence + noun

as a result of....

so/such (a)...that

as a consequence of...

which is why

consequently

that's why

so that

SO

accordingly

thus

and so

so

hence

and thereby

Purpose

in case...

so as not to...

for+ing

so as to...

so that...

in order not to...

so...

in order to...

and (after 'go', 'come' and 'try')

TO

in order that...

to

Time

until / till

No sooner...

after...

as soon as...

Once...

before...

WHEN

every time

whenever

while...

by the time...

since

Time Sequencers

Finally

After that

Then

(Two minutes) later

Next

First

Condition

Supposing

Otherwise

(Always) assuming (that)...

Only if...

Even if

In case...

Providing (that)...

As long as

Unless

Provided (that)

So long as

In the (unlikely) event of...

In case of...

but for

If

IF

In the event that (+ pres)...

and

or

On condition that

Signposting language

In this presentation I'm going to speak about....

Then,

After that,

First,

Next,

Finally,

Finally,

Thirdly,

Secondly,

Firstly,

Nowadays,

Turning now to...

Regarding...

In addition,

Therefore,

However,

In general,

For example,

In conclusion,

In my opinion,