CONNECTORS AND LINKERS.

1.
OPPOSING IDEAS /
8. ADDITION
CONTRAST
although / though moreover
whereas furthermore
despite / in spite of in addition to
however / nevertheless as well
on the one hand / on the other
also
hand
but for example
on the contrary for instance
instead of besides
2. COMPARISON as well
like and so on
like this both
as…as 9. CONDITION
more…than /less…than if
the same as whether
as unless
3. REASON AND CAUSE 10. OPINION
because In my opinion
because of From my point of view
due to / owing to As far as I’m concerned
4. EFFECT AND PURPOSE Personally
11. MORE USEFUL
in order to
CONNECTORS
so that Nowadays… / …nowadays
5. TIME / SEQUENCE According to …
when, while, whenever thanks to…
first, second As a matter of fact
later, next, then, after that Actually
in conclusion, finally At least
at last, in the end Basically
as soon as Especially
until /till Above all
meanwhile Similarly,
6. SUMMARIZE In other words
In short Apart from this
To sum up What’s more
7. RESULT AND CONSEQ.
therefore
as a result (of)
thus
as a consequence