LINKERS AND THEIR USES

PURPOSE LINKERS

To add Accordingly
In addition
Both… and
Equally important
Further
Furthermore
Moreover
Not only… but also
To show contrast Although
But
In contrast
Conversely
Despite
Meanwhile
On the other hand
Notwithstanding
Otherwise
Rather
Whereas
Yet
To show similarity In the same way
Likewise
Similarly
To show exception Despite
However
In spite of
Nevertheless
Still
Yet
To show that you are elaborating on smtg That is
In fact
To illustrate
In other words
To show a result Because
 As a consequence
Consequently
Hence
For this reason
As a result
Therefore
Thus
To show sequence After
Afterwards
At this point
Before
Concurrently
Earlier
Finally
Following
Formerly
Immediately
Meanwhile
Next
Previously
Prior to
Simultaneously
Subsequently
Then
Thereafter
Thus while
To give examples To demonstrate
For example
For instance
In another case
To illustrate
In particular
In this case
In this situation
Specifically
Such as

To emphasize Actually
Certainly
Extremely
Emphatically
 In fact
Indeed
Most importantly
Unquestionably
Without a doubt
Without reservation
To summarize or conclude As shown / As I have shown
In brief
To conclude
In conclusion
Hence
On the whole