Linking words

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Linking words (connecting words) are something we need to know in any style of writing, because it helps the reader to follow the flow of what you are saying.

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Linking words or transitional words and phrases can create powerful links between ideas in your paper and can help your reader understand the logic of your paper.

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In order to create and write accurate paragraphs, you need to know conjuctions , linking words and transitions well. Essays require rules to be organized.I hope it will be useful. - ESL worksheets

Linking Words Chart in English Consequence Contrast Adding Ideas – As a result – Thus – So – Therefore – As a consequence – Eventually – That’s why – However – But – Yet – Whereas – While – On the one hand – On the other hand – Moreover – Also – Besides – In addition – What’s more – Not only … but also Opinion Concession Purpose – In my opinion – As far as I’m concern – To my mind – It seems to me that… – Even though – But for – Despite – Apart from

46 Linking Words List and Examples CONSEQUENCE As a result Thus So Therefore As a consequence Eventually That’s why CONTRAST However But Yet Whereas While On the one hand On the other hand ADDING IDEAS Moreover Also Besides In addition What’s more Not only … but also OPINION In my opinion As far as I’m concern To my mind It seems to me that… CONCESSION Even though But for Despite Apart from Although Though PURPOSE To So that So as to In order to CONDITION As long as Unless If Provided that…

Emphasizing •As a matter of fact •In fact •Indeed Condition •If •Unless •Provided that •Suppose •Whether •As long as Concession •Although •Though •Even though •Despite •In spite of •Apart from •Except for •But for Reformulating •That is to say •In other words •Namely •To put things differently Consequence •As a result •Therefore •As a consequence •Consequently •Eventually •So •Thus •That’s why Adding ideas •Also •Moreover •Furthermore •In addition •Besides •Not only … but also Summing up •In…

A gap filling exercise to practise the use of some connector / linking words. Key is given. Hope it's useful for your students - ESL worksheets