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Linkers

This document provides examples of linkers and connectors used to connect ideas and paragraphs in writing. It lists linkers and connectors for contrast, reason and cause, purpose, consequence, addition, and exemplification. Some common individual linkers/connectors mentioned are although, however, because, moreover, for example, in addition, but, yet, while, and therefore.

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Linkers

This document provides examples of linkers and connectors used to connect ideas and paragraphs in writing. It lists linkers and connectors for contrast, reason and cause, purpose, consequence, addition, and exemplification. Some common individual linkers/connectors mentioned are although, however, because, moreover, for example, in addition, but, yet, while, and therefore.

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Linkers and connectors

LINKERS

Contrast

. In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.


. Although / (Even) though Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.
. However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast.
Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Introduced by a
comma.
. On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.
. In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a
noun phrase.
. Whereas Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.

Reason and cause

. Because / As / Since / Seeing that Introduce a sentence. Subordinate sentences


introduced by because always appear in final position.
. Because of / On account of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase.

Purpose

. In order to / So as to Introduce an infinitive of purpose.


. In order that / So that Introduce a sentence.

Consequence

. Consequently / As a consequence / As a result / Therefore


. As a consequence of / As a result of Followed by a noun phrase.
. So Introduces a sentence. No commas.

Addition

. Moreover / Furthermore / In addition / Besides / What's more Used after


a strong pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.
. As well as / In addition to / Besides Used to add one more piece of information.
Followed by a noun phrase.

. Exemplification

For example / For instance Introduces an example referring to previously stated


ideas.
. Such as Introduces an example referring to the last idea.

CONNECTORS
Contrast

. but / yet: followed by a noun phrase or a sentence.


‘The book is short but / yet interesting’

. in spite of / despite: It is placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.


‘He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late’

although / though/ even though / in spite of the fact that: followed by a complete
sentence. They can be placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. If it is
placed at the beginning we need to use a comma after the clause.
‘Although / though / even though / in spite of the fact that the pupils had not studied,
they all passed their exams’.

. however, nevertheless, even so, on the one hand, on the other hand, on the
contrary:
‘He was quite ill however/ nevertheless/ even so, he went to school’

. while, whereas
‘This film is very interesting, while/whereas that one is quite boring’

Reason and cause

. because, as since, seeing that:


‘Because / as / since / seeing that it’s late, we should go home’

. because of, on account of, owing to, due to:


‘Because of / on account of / owing to / due to the weather, we stayed at home’

. in order to, so as to, to:


‘She uses her video in order to / so as to / to record TV programmes’

Add information

. for example, for instante, such as:


‘Vegetables are a good source of vitamins: for example / for instance, oranges have
vitamin C’

. more over, furthermore, besides, in addition to:


‘In addition to soul music, she likes rap’
. apart from, except for:
‘Apart from English, she speaks French’.

Succession

. - First of all / Firstly / To begin with / First ….


- Second / Secondly / Then …
- Third / Thirdly / After that...
- The next stage …
- Finally / in short / to sum up / in conclusion / lastly / last but not least…

Result

. As a result of:
‘As a result of his brave action, he was awarded a military medal.

Therefore, as a result, consequently, for this reason:


‘Consequently / for this reason, it always passes its annual road test’.

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