Linking words

Summarize the Lesson::Linking Words

Linking words

7 Type of Linking word

1. - Giving examples

2. - Adding information

3. - Summarising

4. - Sequencing ideas

5. - Giving a reason

6. - Giving a result

7. - Contrasting ideas

 

Giving examples

• For example

• For instance

• Namely

 

Adding information

• And

• In addition

• As well as

• Also

• Too

• Furthermore

• Moreover

• Apart from

• In addition to

• Besides

 

Summarising

• In short

• In brief

• In summary

• To summarise

• In a nutshell

• To conclude

• In conclusion

 

Sequencing ideas

• The former, … the latter

• Firstly & secondly & finally

• The first point is

• Lastly

• The following

Giving a reason

• Due to / due to the fact that

• Owing to / owing to the fact that

• Because

• Because of

• Since

• As

Giving a result

• Therefore

• So

• Consequently

• This means that

• As a result

Contrasting ideas

• But

• Although / even though

• Despite / despite the fact that

• In spite of / in spite of the fact that

• Nevertheless

• Nonetheless

• While

• Whereas

• Unlike

• In theory… in practice…