LIST OF LINKING

WORDS
Adding Information Giving Examples
Furthermore
•For example
Moreover
In addition •For instance
Additionally •Such as
Also •Including
Besides •Namely
As well as •In particular
Not only... but also •To illustrate
Contrasting Ideas Showing Cause and Effect

However •Therefore
On the other hand •Consequently
Nevertheless •As a result
Nonetheless •Thus
Although •Hence
Even though •So
Despite •Accordingly
In contrast •Because
Conversely •Due to
•Owing to
Clarifying Summarizing

In other words •In conclusion

To put it simply •To conclude
That is to say
•To sum up
Namely
•In summary
•Overall
•All in all
•On the whole
Sequencing Adding a Point
First, second, third... •Moreover
Firstly, secondly, thirdly...
•In addition
Next
Then •Furthermore
After that •Similarly
Subsequently •Equally
Finally important
Lastly
Emphasizing Conceding a Point
Indeed
•Admittedly
In fact
Undoubtedly •Although
Clearly •Even though
Obviously •While it is true that
Particularly
Comparing Stating Purpose

Similarly •In order to

Likewise •So as to
In the same way •To
Equally
•For the purpose of
Giving Reasons
•Because
•Since
•As
•Due to