Linking Devices

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LINKING DEVICES
Linking devices help you carry over a thought from one sentence,idea or paragraph to another with words or phrases so that there are no sudden jumps or breaks between ideas. Below is a list of some common connectors: TO ADD/ TO LIST and above all also first andforemost firstly (at) first first of all in the first place

to begin with second(ly) next in addition (to) third(ly) as well as further too

furthermore third then later moreover subsequently mostimportantly not only... but also

finally lastly last but not least eventually following next besides

TO EXPRESS REASON / CAUSE because because of since owing to as / for on account of now that dueto TO EXPRESS RESULT as a result accordingly as a consequence consequently TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE for example to demonstrate for instance to illustrate TO EMPHASIZE in fact indeed as a matter of factdefinitely extremely absolutely

as a result of for this reason for these reasons the reason for this is

caused by results from seeing that inasmuch as

therefore / so hence

thus in consequencesuch as e.g.

surprisingly unquestionably without doubt

certainly surely undoubtedly

TO EXPLAIN / CLARIFY that is (i.e.) in other words to put it differently TO SUMMARIZE/ TOto put it inanother / a different way CONCLUDE namely TO SUMMARIZE / CONCLUDE in brief briefly TO SHOW TIME to be brief to sum up overall in short in conclusion all in all to conclude to summarize in summaryfinally that is to say

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TO SHOW TIME at first first second third as at the same time

since later after (that) then when meanwhile

next afterwards previously before as soon as in the meantimebefore before (that) at that time finally soon while

TO EXPRESS SIMILARITY / COMPARISON likewise both…and correspondingly similarly equally not only… but also (just) as…(as) in the same way /...