Common Connective Words Indicating t3l1

Common connective words indicating: Addition in addition and similarly likewise as well as besides further more also moreover and then too not only ... but even besides this/that

Certainty obviously certainly plainly of course undoubtedly

Example for instance one example for example just as in particular such as namely to illustrate

Sequence

Consequence

as a result thus first(ly) initially so therefore second(ly) etc.to consequently begin with then it follows that next earlier/later thereby after this/that eventually following this/that then in that afterwards case ittedly

Condition if unless whether provided that for so that whether depending on

Reason since as so because (of) due to owing to the reason why in other words leads to cause

Definition is refers to means that is consists of

Time before since as until meanwhile at the moment when whenever as soon as just as

Contrast however on the other hand despite in spite of though although but on the contrary otherwise yet instead of rather whereas nonetheless even though compared with in contrast alternatively Summary in conclusion in summary lastly finally to sum up to conclude to recapitulate in short

In my opinion, In my view, From my point of view, It seems to me that From my perspective It appears that I realize I imagine 

Giving Examples For example, such as as that is To illustrate

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As...as also In the same way, At the same time resemble

Contrasting However, On the contrary, Differ from Although Otherwise Alternatively,

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For instance, In other words, like namely To paraphrase

Comparing Similar to in common Either...or Neither...nor Just as

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According to me, To me, I think I believe To my way of thinking I suppose I understand I feel

But On the other hand, Nevertheless Though Instead Even though

Generalizing Generally,

Generally speaking,

Overall, In general, It seems to me that All in all, Essentially, All things considered 

Expressing Certainty Certainly, Doubtless, Definitely,

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Because Owing to

Showing effect Therefore, Consequently, Thus, thereby Hence,

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To some extent, Almost, So to speak,

Showing cause Due to Because of

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Undoubtedly, No doubt, Of course,

Expressing Partial Agreement More or less, Up to a point, In a way,

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On the whole, By and large, I believe Basically, As a rule, For the most part

As a result, For this reason, So, Eventually, The reason why

Marking time First, Second, Third, Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly,

Last Lastly, Then, First of all, Before After

During To begin with Simultaneously Since Afterwards When 

Adding Information Furthermore Also Moreover Likewise Besides Even

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In addition And Similarly As well as Too What’s more

Expressing condition If In case Provided that

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While At the same time After this / that Meanwhile Following this As soon as

Whether Unless So that

Concluding To summarize Lastly, To conclude with, Transitions

In conclusion Finally, In short,

Transitional words and phrases are what gives your essays coherence, we need them to sentences and thoughts together. Look at the lists below. These are transitional phrases that you can memorize and keep in your arsenal for the IELTS writing module. AGREEMENT: also, plus, in addition, further, furthermore, moreover, additionally, to add to that, next, in accordance with, accordingly, in agreement, finally, for instance, for example, in exemplification, exemplifying that, in fact, factually speaking, in of, and so forth, looking at the nexus between, in coordination with, along those lines, collectively speaking, generally speaking, indeed, undoubtedly, obviously, to be sure.

CONTRAST: however, contrastingly, in contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, To put it into perspective, from a different angle, nonetheless, nevertheless, but, yet, a catch to this is, sadly enough, as a hindrance, looking at the holdups, oddly enough, instead, in direct opposition, still, and rather.

RESULT: as a result, as a consequence, consequently, thus, therefore, hence, thereby, resulting in, ultimately, in the end, finally, in the overall analysis, in hindsight, in retrospect, retrospectively, vicariously, the long term effect, as a short term result, significantly, as a major effect, effectively, heretofore, hereafter, thereafter, in short, generally, over all, concluding Cohesion refers to words and phrases that help ideas link together. Cohesive phrases include wordings like… Because of this, … As this shows, … As can clearly be seen from this example, … It is clear that… Thus, the idea that… To illustrate this, … After analyzing both points of view, … To provide a summary, … Without a doubt, this causes… ntroduction paragraph 

A background sentence giving some background information on the essay topic.

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A more detailed sentence linking the background sentence to the thesis.

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A thesis that presents your point of view on your given topic.

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An outline sentence declaring the 2 points you are going to use to your thesis.

ing paragraph 1 A topic sentence illustrating the first point you will be presenting to your thesis (this point taken from your outline sentence). 

A sentence showing a real-life example of this topic in action.

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A discussion sentence that shows how your example links or proves your topic sentence.

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A conclusion sentence that links this entire paragraph back to your thesis.

ing paragraph 2 

A topic sentence illustrating the second point you will be presenting to your thesis (this point taken from your outline sentence).

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A sentence showing a real-life example of this topic in action.

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A discussion sentence that shows how your example links or proves your topic sentence.

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A conclusion sentence that links this entire paragraph back to your thesis.

Conclusion paragraph 

A summary sentence that briefly states the 2 points you discussed in your ing paragraphs.

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A restatement of your thesis using different words.

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A prediction or recommendation based on the topic you have been given.

Formal

Informal

Inform me

Let me know

Cancel

Drop



Get in touch

Obtain

Get

Apologise

Say sorry

Postpone

Delay

Request

Ask for

Compensate

Make up

Establish

Set up

Discover

Find out

Handle

Deal with

Investigate

Check up on

Tolerate

Put up

Increase

Go up

Children

Kids

Many / Much

A lot of

Many / Much

Heaps of

Use formal words.