Linking words and phrases in English

Created by Kamila Klavíková

I never remember how to link two sentences together. That's why I created this guide. It's a list of linking words with hints how to use them.

#English, #angličtina, #language learning, #writing

Not only...but also

Either … or

Neither … nor

compare(d) to / with

COORDINATORS

Likewise

Compare

Similar to

SHOWING SIMILARITY

Similarly

For instance

Same as

In other words

That is (ie)

Since

Namely

Also

Just like

Because of

Because

Including

Comparison

Like

Just as

For

As

SUBORDINATORS

Example

For example

COORDINATORS

Reason

Such as

In addition, moreover

Another

Further

In addition / additionally / an additional

First / firstly, second / secondly, third / thirdly etc

overall

In brief

Next, last, finally, lastly

Sequence

In summary

Also

Moreover

In conclusion

the former / the latter

TRANSITIONS

Besides

very informal and it makes whatever follows sound like an afterthought

Further / furthermore

Also

To summarise

Summarizing information

In conclusion

And

COORDINATORS

Furthermore

In short

In a nutshell (more informal)

As well as

Too

COORDINATORS

So

Addition

Result

As a consequence (of)

Consequently

Either ... or

Due to (the fact that)

SUBORDINATORS

Hence

Nevertheless

Yet

But

Undoubtedly

Admittedly

COORDINATORS

Particularly / in particular

Indeed

As a result

Thus

Accordingly,

However

In fact

Therefore

On the contrary

TRANSITIONS

Contrast

Despite / in spite of

On the other hand

Importantly

Emphasis

Obviously

Clearly

Generally

Otherwise

Nonetheless

In contrast (to) / in comparison

Although / even though

Especially

Still

While

SUBORDINATORS

Instead of

Though

Whereas

Though

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Meanwhile

Showing time, beginning, during, ending

Finally

COORDINATORS

And

At first

TRANSITIONS

So long as

At the same time (as)

Initially

Eventually

Since

Meantime

SUBORDINATORS

Before

While

The first/second/next/last time

Simultaneously

Until

As long as

When

Whenever

As

By the time

Till

Every time