Linkers (Cohesive Devices)
Below are some of the commonly used linkers and their functions.
Linker Function
To show sequence.
To begin with, / To start off,
First, / Firstly, / First and foremost, To give additional information.
Secondly, To introduce a new idea.
Thirdly,
Next, To show cause and effect.
Last but not least, To present the link between actions
Finally, / Lastly,
and consequences.
Besides,
Furthermore, To introduce a contradicting idea.
Moreover,
In addition, To show similarity.
Apart from that, To make comparison.
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… also …
Therefore,
Thus,
Hence,
Consequently,
As a result,
As a consequence,
… so …
However,
Nevertheless, / Nonetheless,
In contrast,
On the contrary,
On the other hand,
In spite of … ,
Despite …
… instead of …
… but …
… meanwhile …
… while …
… whereas …
Similarly,
Likewise,
In the same manner,
… also …
In comparison,
Comparatively speaking,
Linker Function
To give an example to support the
For example,
For instance, idea.
Take for example,
In particular, To emphasise an idea.
To be specific,
To illustrate, To make a conclusion to the essay.
… such as …
… like …
… particularly …
In fact,
Indeed,
Certainly,
Undoubtedly,
Undeniably,
Obviously,
In conclusion,
In a nutshell,
In summary,
In brief,
In short,
To sum up,
To conclude,
To summarise,
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