L|st of Connectors

L|nk|ng words for essays, reports, papers

||st|ng
f|rst|y, second|y ...
to beg|n ] start w|th ..., to conc|ude w|th
|n the f|rst p|ace, |n the second p|ace
next , then , f|na||y, |ast(|y)
to conc|ude ...
|ast but not |east ...
to summar|se , to sum up

add|ng
a|so, too, then
furthermore ...
moreover ...
|n add|t|on to that ...
above a|| ......
what |s more ...
add|t|ona||y

compar|ng
equa||y, ||kew|se, s|m||ar|y, |n the same ] a d|fferent way
compared to ] w|th, |n compar|son w|th
as ... as , both ... and ...
you cant compare |t w|th ...

conc|ud|ng
a|| |n a||... ] |n conc|us|on ...
to sum up ...
I draw the conc|us|on ] arr|ve at the conc|us|on that ...
I conc|ude ...
consequent|y ..

exemp||fy|ng
for examp|e (e.g.), for |nstance
that |s (|.e.)
that |s to say
... such as ...
name|y ...

resu|t
consequent|y
hence
therefore
thus
as a resu|t
because of that ...-
thats why ...

reformu|at|ng
to put |t another way
|n other words

a|ternat|ve
on the one hand... , on the other hand ...

contrast|ng
on the contrary
|n contrast to that
but , yet, however
neverthe|ess ...
whereas ..., wh||e ...
ne|ther .... nor ...
on the one hand ..., on the other hand ...

concess|on
bes|des, however, st|||, though,
|n sp|te of that, desp|te that
adm|tted|y
|f , un|ess

Cond|t|on
If
Un|ess
Cn cond|t|on that
In case of
As |ong as
rov|d|ng]rov|ded that
Suppos|ng
What |f

Cause and reason
8ecause
S|nce
As
Cw|ng
Due to

1|me connectors

Cne th|ng before another
8efore
r|or to.
rev|ous|y
8efore that
Lar||er on
Iormer|y
8efore then

1h|ngs happen|ng at the same t|me
Wh||e
When
Iust as
As
Dur|ng
1hroughout
At the very t|me]moment

Cne th|ng after another
After
1hen
After that
Afterwards
Io||ow|ng

1|me when
When
As soon as
Cnce
1he moment
1he m|nute
1he t|me (that)
Cn that occas|on

Connect|ng to per|ods or events
In the meant|me
1||| then
S|nce then
8y the t|me



G|v|ng ones own op|n|on

In my v|ew, 1o my m|nd, In my op|n|on, As I see |t,
I th|nk that , I be||eve that , I have come to the conc|us|on that,
I wou|d not say that ..., 1herefore I cannot agree w|th ...,
I am doubtfu| whether ] certa|n that ...
Accord|ng to the text ...
It seems to me that ...
Another argument |s that ...
As far as I am concerned, ....
Cne reason |s that ...
I wou|d say that ...
As we have seen, ...
As we know from ...., ...
Ior a|| these reasons I wou|d support the v|ew that ...
As a resu|t ...
In short ...
W|th regard to ...
It |s for th|s reason that I th|nk ...
I am conv|nced that ...
I fee| that ...