Linking Words List

1. Enumeration

<ul> [*] first(ly), second(ly), third(ly), [*] first, furthermore, finally, [*] one, two,... three,... [*]to begin/start with,... in the second place,... moreover,... and to conclude,...[*]next,... then,... afterward,... lastly/finally...[/list]above all, last but not the least

first and foremost, first and most important(ly)

2 Addition

a) adding new info: Also, again, furthermore, further, moreover, what is more, then, in addition, besides, above all, too, as well (as)…

b) Comparing: Equally, likewise, similarly, similar to, correspondingly, in the same way, in a like manner.

c) summation: in conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, in brief, briefly, to summarize, altogether, overall, to make the long story long, for all that, all in all, all things considered, generally, on the whole,..

d) Result: so, therefore, as a result, as a consequence, accordingly, consequently, now, then, because of this, thus, hence, for this reason, due to, owing to, that implies.

e) contrast: however, nevertheless, only, still, while, (al)though, yet, in any case, is spite of, despite that, after all, on the other hand, even if, unlike, different from, in contrast, conversely, (on the) contrary, instead,…

f) explanation: in other words, such as, to clarify, for instance, to explain, to illustrate, for example, to put it (more) simply,…

g) showing opinion: in my opinion, to/from my way of thinking, in my view, to me, I believe, I think, I agree, I guess, I hope, I imagine, I suppose, seemingly, possibly, perhaps, maybe, probably, certainly, almost, doubtless, definitely, it seems to me that, it appears that, to my mind,..

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